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Most creatures on Earth evolve constantly but these have hardly changed after millions of years.
“A tiger is a large-hearted gentleman with boundless courage and when he is exterminated – as exterminated he will be unless public opinion rallies to his support – India will be the poorer by having lost the finest of her fauna.” So said Jim Corbett, a man whose fate was bound to that of the […]
The differences between the species are huge.
Many have welcomed the decision but radical change is always challenging.
It weighs about the same as a dime
Study looks into the DNA of almost 140 species of large mammals
Learn more about the different types of tiger subspecies. All of them are sadly endangered.
There are over 120 known species of coffee.
That's a pretty long time to not notice a clam.
Modern biology is just weird sometimes.
Always good news to hear!
This is part of our legacy.
Sadly, it's doing it through to the death of local species.
This could help to address biodiversity challenges.
Subspecies play a more important role in evolution than previously thought.
Some of these new species are already at risk of extinction.
We should do more with less. Nature needs it.
Our good work precedes us!
A total of 1.3 million species have so far been identified but many more live on the planet.
Forest patches are opportunities to conserve wildlife
We flower in peace!
The greenest immigrant community in the US, certainly.
We're fishing for information in the deep seas.
Please stop.
Your package has arrived sir, it seems to be a pair of socks. The zebra mussel is on the house.
Take a bite out of this story.
A historical example of how classifying a species can sometimes be very confusing.
It's the first species of crocodile formally described in more than 80 years.
The findings go against commonly-held wisdom today.
It's a great way to spend an afternoon or a day off.
Things are heating up.
It's just what the early humans were doing.
Birds of a feather... merge together.
Bad news. Bad, bad news.
It took us 175 years to spot the difference.
So rare there's not one of them.
Unlikely discoveries hide in unlikely places.
A primitive Homo species with some surprising skills.
Super like.
I don't even want to speciate.
Welcome to the planet's sixth major extinction -- take a seat.
A tiny moth species has been named Neopalpa donaldtrumpi, becoming the first species to bear the name of the US president elect.
Large marine species are favorably lost which could disrupt marine ecosystems for millions of years.
They may be the cutest animal in the country, but we're cooking the d'awww out of them.
Less species, more problems.
Scientists are pushing the non-publication of geographical data of new species in order to protect them from poachers.
The concepts of biodiversity and evolution are generally thought of as something that occurs in thousands, maybe millions of years - but every once in a while, scientists catch a species red handed: evolving, becoming a new species.
If you want to help protect endangered species, there’s a new app that might facilitate that. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) said Monday it’s teaming up with Sweden-based FishBrain to develop a social, free-to-use app that might make a difference for local wildlife. The app can be downloaded for Apple and Android devices. Anglers are among […]
Scientists previously misclassified a golden bat which lives in Bolivia. This new study reemphasizes the importance of museum specimens, which can be used to draw new information about species thought to be understood.
For most creatures, mortality increases sharply with age – and we typically consider this to be natural. However, other animals, such as the hermit crab, the red abalone and the hydra, a microscopic freshwater animal experience very different trends enjoying almost constant levels of fertility and mortality. For the desert tortoise, the mortality even decreases […]
