Huge numbers of blackchin tilapia, a fish native to west Africa, are wreaking havoc among Thailand’s river ecosystems. Experts – and some chefs – are seeking sustainable solutions ...

Costa Rican ghost shark Rhinochimaera costaricana went unidentified for 23 years until DNA barcoding confirmed it as a new ...

Insects may be even more dominant on Earth than scientists thought. A new estimate suggests the planet could hold 14 million ...

A landmark alliance of DNA experts across Europe signals the start of an unprecedented effort to build a continent-wide ...

An interdisciplinary team of Rice University researchers has uncovered previously unknown relationships between bacteriophages - viruses that infect bacteria - and their bacterial hosts, offering a ...

A new study more than doubles previous estimates of how many distinct kinds of insects are currently inhabiting the planet.

Dr Robert Puschendorf, Associate Professor of Conservation Biology, used his expertise in the tropical rainforests of ...

Scientists studying Puerto Rico's shark fishery made an unexpected discovery: juvenile scalloped hammerheads being caught ...

Researchers developed a forensic proteomics workflow that identified the species origin of hair using protein biomarkers ...

A new study has presented an updated estimate of the total number of insect species worldwide. The results suggest that 8 ...

Hyderabad, in collaboration with VHNSN College and Madurai Kamaraj University, have recorded two rare aquatic backswimmers, or water bugs, for the first time in the Indian subcontinent.

India’s health and wellness economy has rapidly moved online; supplements, fitness programmes, telemedicine consultations and ...