Herpetologist Fred Kraus discovered a new arboreal snake species, Dendrelaphis atra, on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea. This snake, characterized by its matte black coloration and adaptability ...

(Wilder Institute) Zachary MacDonald, co-first author alongside Julian Dupuis of a new study published in the biodiversity research journal ZooKeys, said the new species is an exciting discovery ...

Prof Bernd Hänfling, one of the project's researchers, said the fish were a "keystone species" in many large, deep UK lakes. "Their adaptation to cold, clear water makes them highly vulnerable to ...

Colossal Biosciences, U.S.-based company, reported that, “On October 1, 2024, for the first time in human history, Colossal successfully restored a once-eradicated species through the science of ...

Deemed the northern snakehead fish (Channa argus) because of its unforgettable head that resembles a snake and its python-like coloration and pattern, MDC Invasive Species Ecologist Angela ...

“Our team has discovered a new fossil ant species representing the earliest undisputable geological record of ants,” Anderson Lepeco, a study co-author and paleontologist from the Museu de ...

President Donald Trump’s administration is proposing a change to the Endangered Species Act that environmental groups say will kneecap habitat protection and lead to extinction of vulnerable ...

More information: Jose Avila-Cervantes et al, Novel island species elucidate a species complex of Neotropical crocodiles, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108341 ...

In a landmark shift, a new study has found that climate change is now the most pervasive human-caused threat to imperiled species in the United States, surpassing other long-standing hazards like ...

A new species of carnivorous caterpillar calls a counterintuitive place home: a spider’s lair. The species, dubbed the “bone collector” by the University of Hawaii scientists who discovered ...

The fossil species, which has been named Vulcanidris cratensis, had scythe-like jaws that it likely used to pin or impale prey. “I was just shocked to see that weird projection in front of this ...