South Africa is unleashing weevils imported from the United States in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of Salvinia ...

There on their sheet was a male Lymantria kanara — the first scientifically collected in 73 years. “This study represents the only record of the species apart from the holotype (primary specimen)” ...

Cavendish bananas are under threat from a fungus that has wiped out other varieties. The island of Tenerife may have the ...

Arrow star Katie Cassidy opens up about being written off the DC show and how she was brought back as a different version of ...

This is Martin County's first Florida Champion Tree. St. Lucie County has one and Indian River County has seven. See the list ...

Only two months ago, Mark Carney was the chairman of the board of the $900 billion Brookfield Asset Management investment empire. Here’s the problem. Just how much does anyone really know about Carney ...

We are making additions to: Van der Laan, R., W. N. Eschmeyer & R. Fricke 2014 (11 Nov.), Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa Monograph 3882 (1), 1-230. DOI 10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 Download ...

Known as the “miniature continent” for its contrast of volcanic calderas, urban beaches and imposing heights, Gran Canaria sits in the centre of the Canary Islands archipelago. Black and white ...

about two-thirds of the world's black-footed ferret population lives in captivity. In the next week or two, their breeding season will begin, a pivotal time for the near-extinct species.

Among the newly identified species is a pygmy pipehorse, a 4-centimeter (1.6-inch) master of camouflage found in Sodwana Bay, off the coast of South Africa in the Indian Ocean. It is the first ...

Ocean Census, the world’s largest collaborative effort to accelerate the discovery of marine life, reveals 866 newly-found marine species A global collaborative effort led by the Nippon ...