Scientists discover 10 new species of Hawaiian moths
• University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers identified 10 new species and seven new groups (genera) of Hawaiian leaf-roller moths • While new species are frequently discovered, th
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This ant species is composed of only queens - no workers or males
• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X A queenTemnothorax kinomurai(left) tries to sting aTemnothorax makoraworker. • Credit: Kyoichi Kinomura For the first time, scie
AI model analyzes 52 factors to flag extinction risks for 10,000 fish species
• Whether it’s redfin pickerel in the Kennebec River or sturgeon in the Great Lakes, nearly one-third of freshwater fish species are facing possible extinction, threatening food su
Power-cranked smart motor breeds a new species of ebike
• Power-cranked smart motor breeds a new species of ebike Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Specialized spent years chasing the same obsessive idea: that the perfect
Scimitar-crested Spinosaurus species from the Sahara caps stepwise spinosaurid radiation
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Everyone's a queen: The ant species with no males or workers
• ATemnothorax kinomuraiqueen antK. • Kinomura ATemnothorax kinomuraiqueen ant K. • Kinomura A parasitic species of ant from Japan is the first ever found to have done away with bo
Ant queen frozen in time: New ant species found in Dominican amber
• Gianpiero Fiorentino and his colleagues, published in the Journal of Paleontology, describes the identification of a new species of ant, Hypoponera electrocacica, belonging to th
Cleaner hulls, safer seas? How eDNA checks could spot invasive species early
• Antarctic scientists have trialed a DNA ‘barcoding’ technique that could improve biosecurity measures that help protect polar ecosystems from invasive marine species. • The resea
Scimitar-crested Spinosaurus species from the Sahara caps stepwise spinosaurid radiation
• Science, Volume 391, Issue 6787, February 2026.
Species on east-west coastlines are more likely to go extinct than those on north-south shores-new study
• As the Atlantic warms, many fish along the east coast of North America have moved northward to keep within their preferred temperature range. • Black sea bass, for instance, have
New 'scimitar-crested' Spinosaurus species discovered in the central Sahara
• A paper published in Science describes the discovery of Spinosaurus mirabilis, a new spinosaurid species found in Niger. • A 20-person team led by Paul Sereno, Ph.D., Professor o
Global study finds smaller fish and shifting food webs despite stable species numbers
• Species numbers alone do not fully capture how ecosystems are changing. • In a global study, scientists analyzed long-term data from nearly 15,000 marine and freshwater fish comm
Hiding in plain sight: Discovery of cryptic species could double the number of vertebrates
• There may be twice as many vertebrates on the planet as previous estimates claimed, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biologic
Intense heat waves directly threaten crops and native species. Here's what we can do
• During Australia’s unprecedented heat wave in late January, air temperatures reached 50°C in inland South Australia.
Can seagrass survive extreme heat? Exploring how different species withstand elevated water temperatures
• Extreme heat can have a devastating effect on seagrass, but new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) could shape how these vitally important marine ecosystems are managed a
How we're helping preserve the genetic information of endangered species with AI
• How we’re helping preserve the genetic information of endangered species with AI Feb 02, 2026 We’ve helped sequence the genomes of 13 endangered species with Google’s AI, and we'