The Philippine White Lauan (scientific name: Shorea contorta) is a significant tree species in Southeast Asian tropical forests, especially in the Philippines. Known for its towering height, dense ...

Leonardo DiCaprio is a snake. A newly discovered species of a toothy snake in the Western Himalayas has been named in the actor’s honor, according to an “ongoing study” published in the ...

Our ancient evolutionary cousins on Flores represent a unique lineage who lived during a time multiple human species were spreading to different parts of our planet, and this enigmatic relative of ...

The idea of a species is fundamental to the way that many people understand the structure of life on Earth. But ask 10 specialists how they define the concept and you might get 10 answers. In this ...

Named ‘Anguiculus dicaprioi’ or DiCaprio’s Himalayan snake, the new species was discovered by the team of researchers from India, Germany and United Kingdom in 2020 A new snake species ...

Scientists found an “unusual” creature with a “lemon yellow” belly on a tree in Papua New Guinea and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Kraus, Vahtera and Weijola (2024 ...

Tarantulas are among the most misunderstood creatures. But first things first. There aren’t breeds of tarantulas. There are, however, tarantula species. And many people find the thought of keeping ...

Deep in the forests of Madagascar, researchers have discovered seven new species of frogs and named them after characters from Star Trek. “The calls of the frogs remind us strongly of iconic ...

Report unusual signs of disease or mass bird deaths. Immediately contact the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888. Australia is home to between 600,000 and 700,000 species, many of which ...

Learn more about HPAI H5N1. Report unusual signs of disease or mass bird deaths. Immediately contact the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888. An invasive species is a species occurring, ...

They have also been found in the human gut, where they exacerbate Crohn’s disease and pancreatic cancer. There are 18 closely related species of Malassezia and all have an unusually small amount of ...