The only iguanas outside the Americas, Fiji iguanas are an enigma. A new genetic analysis shows that they are most closely related to the North American desert iguana, having separated about 34 ...

Cod sold in some European supermarkets is being mislabelled and is actually fished far from its claimed origin, according to ...

A previously unidentified fish species has been named, and its origin has been traced to southern Taiwan following joint efforts between Taiwanese researchers and those at the Museum der Natur Hamburg ...

Genetic evidence suggests that the reptiles somehow managed millions of years ago to make an ocean crossing from North ...

Comprehensive screening analysis of organohalogen compounds in blubber samples of 11 toothed whale species stranded on ...

For decades, scientists believed that acoustic communication evolved separately in different groups of vertebrates.

Although dinosaurs disappeared from the Earth millions of years ago and therefore ceased to be the predominant species on the ...

Antibiotic alternatives are needed for controlling diseases that cause high mortality. A vaccine discovery for Clostridial dermatitis in turkeys could lead to developing improved prophylactic ...

The Blue Ghost spacecraft, named for a species of firefly, took eclipse chasing to new heights. Not only did it see the Earth block the Sun from an unexplored location on the Moon, but the lander fell ...

Discover the Wallace Line, a biogeographical boundary between Asia and Australia, through the eyes of naturalist Alfred ...

Calling all home gardeners and eco enthusiasts! Lend a hand this spring: Assist Wabanaki tribes and scientists fighting to ...

Fiji’s iguanas embarked on one of the most astonishing ocean journeys in history, rafting nearly 5,000 miles from North ...