Scientists really be like "the xenacoelomorph gonopore is homologous to the bilaterian anus" when they mean "your bumhole ...

Mar. 18, 2025 — Although fungi of the genus Piloderma are common, scientists have now discovered five previously unknown species. One of these is one of the most widely distributed species in ...

Conservation Efforts Are Bringing Species Back from the Brink, Even as Overall Biodiversity Falls Mar. 18, 2025 — A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that while the natural ...

April 1, 2025 • Most iguanas are indigenous to the Americas. So how did the Fijian species end up on the island, nearly 5000 miles away in the South Pacific? According to a new study in the ...

A cnidarian is attached to a dead sponge stalk on a manganese nodule in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Diva Amon and Craig Smith, University of Hawaii at Mānoa ...

While all species and natural environments are important, focusing on a limited number of species can help target effort and resources so that tangible outcomes can be achieved, measured and shared.

Make a symbolic adoption in support of WWF's global efforts. We protect wildlife because they inspire us. But we also focus our efforts on those species—like tigers, rhinos, whales and marine ...

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 ...