Hidden Ice-Age Relics: Two New Species of Enigmatic Rock Crawlers Discovered in Western Japan
Two new ice crawler species, Galloisiana harimensis and G. kawamurai, have been described from western Honshu, Japan, using integrated morphology ...
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New Stonecrop Species Unearthed on Sacred Chinese Mountain
A newly described succulent species, Sedum hengshanense, discovered on Hunan's Hengshan Mountain, combines distinctive morphology with DNA evidence and is ...
Tarantula Taxonomy at a Crossroads: 260 Years of Naming Reveal a Science Stuck in the Past
A 260-year review of tarantula taxonomy reveals that only 10 percent of recently described species used DNA data, exposing a ...
Giant skink discovered in China’s mountains rewrites the record books for a genus of tiny lizards
Herpetologists working in Yunnan Province, China have described Scincella gigas, a giant ground skink more than 316 millimeters long that ...
Hidden Japanese Hoverfly Revealed as New Species After 150 Years of Mistaken Identity
An integrative taxonomic revision of the hoverfly genus Ferdinandea in the Palaearctic Realm describes a new Japanese species and synonymizes ...
DNA Barcodes Fail to Untangle the Tiny Gall-Making Psyllids of Poplar Trees
A new revision of the poplar-gall psyllid genus Camarotoscena confirms ten species through morphology while revealing that standard mitochondrial DNA ...
Rare Deep-Sea Dragonet Turns Up 2,500 Kilometers From Its Known Home
The deep-water dragonet Synchiropus monacanthus has been recorded for the first time in Indian waters, extending its known range roughly ...
Enigmatic Fossil Shark Megalolamna Surfaces in Europe for the First Time
Fossil teeth from Austria, France, Germany, and Italy reveal that the elusive Miocene shark genus Megalolamna once roamed European seas, ...
Tiny Blind Snail Named After Hermes Emerges From a Greek Karst Spring
A new blind, unpigmented snail genus and species, Cyllena hermes, has been discovered in a karstic spring near Lake Stymphalia ...
Ghostly White Orchid Discovered in Malaysia’s Cloud Forests Named Ceratostylis wanrosdyi
Botanists have described Ceratostylis wanrosdyi, a tiny white-flowered epiphytic orchid from the mossy montane forests of Cameron Highlands, Malaysia, and ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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