Bats and the buzz: How Seba’s short-tailed bats pick out sounds in noisy environments
Seba's short-tailed bat, a small creature found in the lush forests of Central and South America, leads a fascinating life that's not just about...
A fresh look at orchid origins and their conservation
Once upon a time, about 85 million years ago, the ancestors of today’s orchids sprouted in the northern hemisphere, a place very different from...
Scientists take first photos of ‘lost bird’
For the first time in nearly two decades, scientists have captured photographs of a bird once thought to be lost from the world.
The Yellow-crested...
Fungi in plants react to climate shifts
In the far reaches of the world, stretching across North America, northern Europe, and Russia, there's a vast and chilly realm of forests known...
A breakthrough in battling snakebites: the promise of a universal antivenom
Scientists at Scripps Research have made a groundbreaking discovery in the fight against snakebites, which claim over 100,000 lives each year, primarily in Asia...
Scientists develop new coffee snake species in Ecuador
In the cloud forests of northwestern Ecuador, researchers from the Khamai Foundation and Liberty University have uncovered a new species of snake, a discovery...
Researchers find common plant could ease food shortages
Carolina azolla, a water plant native to the eastern U.S., is emerging as a promising solution to some of the world's most pressing challenges,...
New pirate spider species found on south Atlantic island
On the remote and exotic island of St Helena, nestled in the Atlantic Ocean, scientists have made a fascinating discovery that reads like a...
Tiny flea toad possibly the world’s smallest vertebrate
In the verdant landscapes of southern Brazil, a remarkable discovery has been made by a team of biologists from Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz,...
Endangered fin whales rely on New York Bight as essential habitat throughout the year
In recent research, scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have made significant discoveries about fin whales, an...