Scientists Discover Evolution’s 120-Million-Year-Old “Cheat Sheet”
Different species, separated by millions of years, may still follow the same genetic blueprint, suggesting evolution is less…
Great excitement as first orangutan is born at Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
Just 10 days after giving birth, Soga ventured out into the morning sunshine, clamped a sheet in her…
Scientists Discover Tiny New Spider That Hunts Prey 6x Its Size
Pikelinia floydmuraria, male paratype. Credit: Leonardo Delgado-Santa Scientists discovered a tiny wall-dwelling spider that preys on common urban…
Iceland Just Got its First Mosquitoes. Scientists Aren’t Ready for What Comes Next
Until recently, Iceland was considered the last Arctic nation without mosquitoes. That changed in October 2025, when insect…
Colombia’s main river redraws the map of little-known night monkeys
A new study looks at genetic evidence to suggest that Colombia’s Magdalena River, and not the Andean…
The importance of competition and facilitation for global tree diversity
Michalet, R. et al. Competition, facilitation and environmental severity shape the relationship between local and regional species richness…
From biodiversity to carbon capture: Saving bison from extinction has brought big benefits to Europe
The European bison is making a comeback across the continent, bringing with it a wealth of wildlife benefits.…
The Invasive Species Devouring North American and European Forests
The golden oyster mushroom doesn’t look like it’s capable of radically altering forests across North America and Europe.…
Accelerating coral assisted evolution to keep pace with climate change
Costanza, R. et al. Changes in the global value of ecosystem services. Glob. Environ. Change 26, 152–158 (2014).…
EU climate advisers say eat less meat and tax farm emissions – POLITICO
And Denmark is on track to become the first country to tax agricultural pollution after Copenhagen and farmers’…
Mapping and revealing the tree biodiversity of the Brazilian Cerrado through biome-wide sampling efforts
Díaz, S., Fargione, J., Iii, F. S. C. & Tilman, D. Biodiversity loss threatens human well-being. PLOS Biol.…
Pokémon turns 30 — how the fictional pocket monsters shaped science
Pokémon has been an inspiration for researchers since its creation 30 years ago.Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty On 27 February…