The fossil of an ancient sea squirt found in a collection at the Utah Museum of Natural History turned out to be the oldest of its kind. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

A bold project to read the complete genetic sequences of every known vertebrate species reaches its first milestone by publishing new methods and the first 25 high-quality genomes. It's one of the ...

It should be known that not every animal has eyes. Most animal species (especially invertebrates like nematodes, annelids, ...

Global change is eroding life on earth at an unprecedented rate and scale. Species extinctions have accelerated over the last decades, with the concomitant loss of the functions and services they ...

Take a look at some recent new species discoveries: ...

Tuna, salmon, mackerel. I’ve never looked at my afternoon sushi and wondered if it’s related to humans. So, I asked one of those friends named Thomas Siek. He’s a biological anthropologist at ...

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Global change is eroding life on earth at an unprecedented rate and scale. Species extinctions have accelerated over the last decades, with the concomitant loss of the functions and services they ...