Locating them took real physical effort. Scientists working in cave discover creatures straight out of mythology — here's ...

A new study shows scientists are discovering new species faster than ever, revealing Earth still holds vast unknown ...

More than 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus began an ambitious effort to identify and name every living ...

New species are being discovered at a faster rate than ever—more than 16,000 every year—and the trend shows no sign of ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study.

Species discovery rates are accelerating, not declining. A new study shows 2020 broke records for new species descriptions, ...

About 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out on a bold quest: to identify and name every living organism on ...

Missouri is home to unique animals, arthropods, and you have a chance to get up close and personal with them through the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Amazing Arthropods photography ...

Coming soon to a backyard near you: leaf drop. What’s your aftercare plan? This fall, gardeners can turn to new research to inform their decisions on how to manage the cleanup — whether or not to ...

Despite differences in shape and size all insects are characterized by a body organization that includes three units: a head, thorax and abdomen (panels A-B). In contrast all spiders (and other ...

Paleontologists in England discovered the existence of a new marine species that roamed the Earth before the dinosaurs and nicknamed the headless arthropod “Sue” after one of their mothers, according ...

A paleontologist at the University of Leicester has described a new genus and species of enigmatic multisegmented arthropod using a fossilized specimen found over two decades ago in South Africa.