Humankind's tangled shrub of ancestry now has a new branch: Researchers in the Philippines announced today that they have discovered a species of ancient human previously unknown to science.. The ...

Sea cucumbers spend their lives prowling the ocean floor, scavenging for food and generally minding their own business. We ...

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 ...

Vidigal THDA, Kissinger J, Caldeira RL, Pires ER, Monteiro E, Simpson AJG, Carvalho OS 2000b. Phylogenetic relationships among Brazilian Biomphalaria species (Mollusca: Planorbidae) based upon ...

The United States’s Endangered Species Act (ESA), signed into law in 1973, has helped revive the populations of nearly 300 species.. The ESA protects animals that are classified under federal ...

Ant Species. Primary Region(s) Key Characteristics & Sting Impact. Bullet Ant. South America. Renowned for having the most painful insect sting, with intense pain that can persist for up to 24 hours.

The Yezhong horned toad, a new frog species with horned eyelids and shield-like snouts, was discovered on a single people China’s Wumeng Mountain region.

The return shows how dedicated restoration efforts can bring back species once thought lost forever. In the U.K., there have been ongoing efforts to reintroduce the white stork. At Knepp Estate alone, ...

WA's southern coastline is a key breeding ground for southern right whales, but numbers are stalling in their recovery from whaling. Numbers of other species, such as humpback whales, have boomed ...

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If you have noticed ragged, irregular holes in your hostas or other broad-leaf garden plants, you may be dealing with garden slugs. These soft-bodied pests can be found in shady, ...

Feds seek to protect a key Texas aquifer and its at-risk species. By Michael Doyle | 06/13/2025 01:22 PM EDT . A Fish and Wildlife Service plan estimates it could cost as much as $534.7 million to ...