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 ...

I’m trying to imagine what it would be like going through life not knowing the names of the plants and animals around you,” ...

Imagine standing 8,000 metres above the sea floor at Mount Everest, and you find a marine fossil. You should not be surprised ...

SAN ANTONIO — An international research team at UT San Antonio has made a discovery straight out of a science museum exhibit. Traces of chitin, the same material found in modern crab shells and insect ...

Earth’s history is filled with incredible milestones, and the emergence of the first animals is one of the most captivating. Scientists have long been intrigued by how and when life began on our ...

The first two seasons of the Fox series Animal Control are available on Netflix after Fox Entertainment Global recently closed a deal with the streamer for the U.S. streaming rights to the ...

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