Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Recent work is shedding new light on the distinctions between what ...

The Amazon rainforest is teeming with creatures unknown to science--and that's just in broad daylight. After dark, the forest is a whole new place, alive with nocturnal animals that have remained even ...

The plight of Earth's primates has prompted researchers around the world to call for sweeping societal changes before hundreds of non-human species are driven to extinction. Research by University of ...

The new species, named Acrophylla alta, is roughly the same size as a barn owl A NEW super-sized species of stick insect has been discovered in a remote rainforest in Australia. The bug, which was ...

Researchers described two new species of screech owls that live in the Amazon and Atlantic forests, both of which are already critically endangered. The scientists determined that the birds belonged ...