The notion of species may underpin almost every aspect of biology, yet scientists can't agree on a single definition. Time ...
Invasive species are among the most well-studied phenomena in ecology, and for good reason: they cost the global economy $423 ...
Taxonomy, or the naming of species, is surprisingly complicated – and contentious. It doesn't take much scientific expertise to divide lions from tigers, or pigeons from flamingos, but details count ...
Many known hominin fossils defy species classification, with the most famous example being the ever-enigmatic Denisovans. A study by anthropologists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the ...
July 21, 2020 — Caribbean corals sprout off Texas. Pacific salmon tour the Canadian Arctic. Peruvian lowland birds nest at higher elevations. In the past 100 years, the planet has warmed in the range ...
A team of marine biologists has described 24 amphipod species previously unknown to science from the deep Pacific seafloor, ...