Herpetologist Fred Kraus discovered a new arboreal snake species, Dendrelaphis atra, on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea. This snake, characterized by its matte black coloration and adaptability ...

(Wilder Institute) Zachary MacDonald, co-first author alongside Julian Dupuis of a new study published in the biodiversity research journal ZooKeys, said the new species is an exciting discovery ...

Prof Bernd Hänfling, one of the project's researchers, said the fish were a "keystone species" in many large, deep UK lakes. "Their adaptation to cold, clear water makes them highly vulnerable to ...

Deemed the northern snakehead fish (Channa argus) because of its unforgettable head that resembles a snake and its python-like coloration and pattern, MDC Invasive Species Ecologist Angela ...

Proposed legislation from Premier Doug Ford that he says would unleash Ontario’s economy by speeding up permits for mining and other projects would also dramatically weaken the province’s ...

The newly discovered ancient ant species, which researchers have named Vulcanidris cratensis, had scythe-like, upward-facing jaws, which it may have used to seize and impale its prey."Despite ...

Environmental groups are raising concerns about newly tabled Ontario legislation that they say will be "catastrophic" for wildlife and weaken government protections for "species that are the ...

Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India have identified four significant spider species in Northeast India, including two new species, Psechrus chizami and Psechrus nathanael, and two ...

Yale researchers have discovered two new species of darter — small, colorful freshwater fishes — inhabiting short stretches of creeks and streams in central Alabama. And they already know that both ...

President Donald Trump’s administration proposed a new rule last Wednesday that would rescind widespread habitat protections for species protected under the Endangered Species Act, a landmark law ...

with new "species" just waiting to be discovered and described. In a new study published on April 3 in Nature, researchers added over a dozen states to the growing quantum zoo. "Some of these ...