Invertebrates dominate the animal kingdom, making up 97 percent of all creatures. These animals, lacking a backbone, display ...

Between the 16th and 19th centuries, when colonialism was the prevailing order, it is not surprising that scientific expeditions, specimen deposits in natural history museums, and descriptions of ...

There are roughly 2.5 million known species on the planet, but scientists estimate that's only a fraction of the biodiversity on Earth. A new study shows we're finding new species like never before.

There are roughly 2.5 million known species on the planet, but scientists estimate that's only a fraction of the biodiversity on Earth. A new study shows we're finding new species like never before.

Dec. 13, 2025 Researchers analyzing ancient fossils from caves across Western Australia have uncovered a completely new species of bettong along with two new woylie subspecies—remarkable finds made ...

Emmet: Greetings, Emmet here! Evolution is the way that living things have developed and changed over time. Just watch this! All animals within a species are slightly different from each other, but ...

This is Blob. Blob can't do much, like lift his own head. He doesn't even have a head. If Blob had been born with a spine, or backbone, he would have been a vertebrate. If we give Blob some legs and a ...

Help us find potentially harmful snails and slugs! Many common snails and slugs are sometimes pests of plants, while others go about their business unnoticed. Some, like the few listed here, are ...

Number of records of Physa acuta per province. Based on the publications by Rumi et al. (2008), Núñez (2009) and Núñez et al. (2010), the review of scientific collections yields new records for the ...