From pollinating flowers to enabling decomposition and supporting nutrient cycles, insects’ abundance and biodiversity are critical for maintaining healthy ecosystems. However, recent studies showing population declines have raised alarm about…
Columbian mammoths in Mexico are genetically different from those in the U.S. and Canada, surprise DNA study reveals. For the first time in tropical latitudes, scientists have successfully sequenced ancient…
Long before the Felipe Ángeles International Airport rose northeast of Mexico City, the land was once covered by Lake Xaltocan, home to a thriving community of prehistoric animals. When construction…
Gene editing technologies — such as those used in agriculture and de-extinction projects — can be repurposed to offer what an international team of scientists is calling a transformative solution…
Dublin is known as a city where you can enjoy a few pints of Guiness, get a warm welcome from the locals and hear lively traditional music drifting out of…
After eluding observation for over half a century, the Victorian grassland earless dragon has resurfaced, sparking optimism that the three remaining species of these diminutive lizards may also be thriving…
A recent study reveals that Methuselah, the renowned Australian lungfish that arrived in the U.S. in 1938, might be an impressive 101 years old. The world’s oldest aquarium fish, a…
Genetic Revelations: The Epic Journey of Earth’s Most Common Bee, Originating in Northern Europe 780,000 Years Ago and Expanding into East Africa and Arabia 120,000 Years Later In a scientific…