A new study by Trevor Branch at the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences shows that some species of baleen whales ...

It's a brisk morning in early March and you've just arrived at your favorite lake. Heater set to high, seats roasting, and ...

It’s no secret that owls are a hot topic in the bird world. These birds of prey are fascinating, unique and rarely seen due to their nocturnal tendencies. Owls aren’t clamoring for a spot at feeders ...

An international research team of biologists confirmed the presence of Chironex yamaguchii, a dangerous species of box ...

Box jellyfishes are known for their distinctive box-like appearance and their potent venom, which can cause severe stings and fatalities. In the Philippines, many coastal communities are well aware of ...

Losing Opens Up New Possibilities for Subsequent Gains Evolution is traditionally associated with increasing complexity and ...

In a succession of studies published this week and last month in the journals PeerJ and Zootaxa, researchers at Hawai'i ...

The butterfly appears to be a hybrid between two known tiger swallowtail species — P. glaucus and P. canadensis — but because ...

Research into numerous saltwater fish species has produced some interesting revelations, including how important the Mobile-Tensaw Delta is to the recruitment of those species, which include southern ...

In a darkened forest of central Colombia, a 2-foot-long mammal climbed a tree and paused to rest its “completely spiny” body.

Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes. However, the explosion of the genomic era shows that gene loss and simplification is a much more ...