Perhaps unsurprisingly, there are quite a few Star Wars fans among biologists. These ones have used their opportunity to name a new species to make reference to their beloved franchise.

The strawberry guava, one of the world’s worst invasive species, hinders forest restoration on the island while feeding its ...

Biologists identify a new species of "living fossil" chiton through cutting-edge mitochondrial genome sequencing.

Half a billion years ago, the first true eye emerged in Earth’s oceans. Fossils now reveal what that ancient crystal vision could actually see.

A team of biologists just discovered a new species of chiton, a marine mollusk that clings to rocks and feeds on algae.

Research shows that a phenomenon called St. Elmo’s Fire, which occurs during thunderstorms, may be much more common than ...