When it comes to species, says biological anthropologist Rebecca Ackermann, “forget everything you learned in high school.” The classic textbook definition, known as the biological species concept, is ...

In “Defining ‘species’ is a fuzzy art” (SN: 11/11/17, p. 22), Susan Milius asked scientists to define “species.” Schoolbooks may define the concept as a group of organisms that create fertile ...

With the advent of genomic sequencing and genetic analysis in the 1990s, our understanding of the relationships between different microorganisms fundamentally changed. In light of this new knowledge, ...

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Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A clarification of part of the Endangered Species Act has some wildlife advocates concerned that ...

Now, critical habitat can include areas where a protected species doesn’t live but could find hospitable. The Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries today rescinded a Trump-era definition of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Premise of research. Recently diverged taxa may not exhibit strong morphological or DNA sequence differences, making evaluating species ...