There are six species of false widow spiders that live in the UK, each one with their own colour and size. The most common ...

Centipedes can have a few dozen pairs of legs to a few hundred, which is how they got their name. In Latin, “centi” refers to ...

Each species is fairly distinct in colour and size ... Jan Beccaloni, Curator of Arachnida and Myriapoda, says 'During my time at the Natural History Museum I have, not surprisingly, met many people ...

Number of Fish Species at Risk of Extinction Fivefold Higher Than Previous Estimates, According to a New Prediction Aug. 29, 2024 — Researchers predict that 12.7% of marine teleost fish species ...

This plant family comprises around 34,000 species, some of which are well-known, such as artichokes, ... Even Marine Animals in Untouched Habitats Are at Risk from Human Impacts Sep. 18 ...

Phill Cassey receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions. Sebastian Chekunov does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding ...

Stated plainly, the vast majority of intentionally or unintentionally introduced species are not a threat to native ecosystems. Governments and conservation organizations spend an enormous amount ...

"The ongoing discovery of distinctive new species like this grumpy dwarfgoby shows how much biodiversity remains undiscovered in the Red Sea," Nunes Peinemann explains. "This is concerning given ...

So many places on Earth still remain a mystery to us, even after all this time — but researchers are often discovering new species. Better access to genetic testing, as well as technological ...

When invasive species are introduced to an area where they are not native, they can cause ecological damage. Many times the species are brought accidentally or purposefully through trade then ...