Plant names might sound like a chaotic mix of Latin, local legend, and old-school guesswork, but there’s actually a pretty [… ...

This rare trait may allow the rainforest-dwelling species to move sideways instead of just forward, according to researchers.

In southern Brazil the genus was first recorded in the upper rio Uruguai basin by Bertoletti et al. (1989), and in the laguna dos Patos by Malabarba (1989). Cardoso & Malabarba (1999) described three ...

For many New Zealanders, the Australian magpie is a familiar, if sometimes vexing, sight. Introduced from Australia in the ...

The soils are still cold and wet from nearby melting snow when the glacier lily, also known as the dogtooth violet or yellow ...

Murder Mystery in Meghalaya: Family Seeks Justice After Tragic Honeymoon Raja Raghuvanshi was murdered during his honeymoon in Meghalaya. His brother, Sachin, alleges that Raja's wife, Sonam, is ...

Lepidocharax, new genus, and Lepidocharax diamantina and L. burnsi new species from eastern Brazil are described herein. Lepidocharax is considered a monophyletic genus of the Stevardiinae and can be ...

The Mount Fuji-shaped anemone, Discoactis tritentaculata, was found along Japan’s coast, revealing a rare new genus, species, and family of sea anemone.

The Mount Fuji-shaped anemone, Discoactis tritentaculata, was found along Japan’s coast, revealing a rare new genus, species, and family of sea anemone.

The anemone is part of a new species, genus and family, according to the study. Photo by Yanghong Yu via Unsplash A “strange” creature recorded in the deep waters off the coast of Japan ...

Unravelling evolutionary history Current research on aloes in the Jodrell Laboratory focuses on unravelling their evolutionary history based on phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequence data. Working with ...