A scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove -- 16 new species of grasshoppers living in the thorny scrubs of U.S. and Mexican deserts.

Harmful algal blooms, sometimes called HABs, occur when algae grow out of control. Algae are photosynthetic organisms that ...

A BBC documentary crew in Northern Ireland stumbled upon a fungus that hijacks spiders in an arachnid version of “The Last of ...

A new study published in Biochemistry sheds light on how bacteria regulate their genes, challenging long-held assumptions ...

Flying and marine animals are relatively free to follow these shifting niches. Birds and butterflies are two examples. New ...

A study of fruit flies shows some species are highly susceptible to a wide range of viruses. In the study -- by the University of Exeter -- 35 fruit fly species were exposed to 11 different viruses of ...

The guide aims to advance the state’s budding mariculture industry at a time when global demand for kelp products is on the rise. The waters of Southeast Alaska are an ideal environment to grow ...

The deadly Sydney funnel-web is three distinct species – not one, as previously thought, scientists have confirmed. Spider experts have long suspected the Sydney funnel-web was more than one species ...

The signatures found are typical specific gut microbiome species and predict bacterial metabolites that can help differentiate NAFLD from non-NAFLD patients. They allow differentiation from other ...

Select FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Findings for Eight Species; Morrison bumble bee (Bombus morrisoni) FWS-R2-ES-2024-0099 Select FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife ...

So big, in fact, scientists reference the largest types as "supergiants." Biologists have identified a new such species, Bathynomus vaderi, named for its resemblance to Star Wars' Darth Vader ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...