Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the ...

Sea cucumbers spend their lives prowling the ocean floor, scavenging for food and generally minding their own business. We can see snails leading similar lives, slimy but not bothering anyone.

The United States’s Endangered Species Act (ESA), signed into law in 1973, has helped revive the populations of nearly 300 species.

More information: Zeyuan Chen et al, A genome-based phylogeny for Mollusca is concordant with fossils and morphology, Science ...

Protodorvillea new species of worm from Australia This new species was found in shallow sediments near Lord Howe Island, off the east coast of the Australian mainland. Protodorvillea is part of a very ...

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 91: 739-744. Vidigal THDA, Kissinger J, Caldeira RL, Pires ER, Monteiro E, Simpson AJG, Carvalho OS 2000b. Phylogenetic relationships among Brazilian Biomphalaria species ...

Learn how invasive species threaten ecosystems. Read about new methods of minimizing risks of introducing exotic species and dealing with those we already have.

New species discovered! Read the latest research news on newly discovered frogs, cave crickets, monkeys and more.

Invasive species are non-native species that have been introduced to an ecosystem and have established there causing ecological damage. The study of invasive species involves questions about the ...

Florida ranks No. 1 for invasive species in the continental United States with more than 500 species of problematic animals, birds, plants, and fish. Thanks to its subtropical climate, wildlife ...

U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act. The pangolin is “the most trafficked mammal in the world ...