Sometimes, the best survival strategy is disguising yourself like something no one wants to eat, much less mess with and dig ...

A new species and genus of fairy lantern, tiny glass-like white plants that feed on fungi, has been discovered in Japan. In a country known for its extensive flora research, the discovery of a new ...

A new comparison and analysis of the genomes of species in the genus Malus, which includes the domesticated apple and its wild relatives, revealed the evolutionary relationships among the species and ...

A team of geologists, paleontologists, and climate scientists with members from institutions in Mexico, the U.S., and Spain has identified a new genus and species within the Ornithomimidae family. In ...

Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History investigated old specimens that had been at the museum for decades and ...

Scientists described numerous new species this past year, from the world’s smallest otter in India to a fanged hedgehog from Southeast Asia, tree-dwelling frogs in Madagascar, and a new family of ...