A trio of scientists who live together have documented more than 1,000 species found in their suburban home and its backyard. The findings, published in the journal Ecology, highlight the biodiversity ...

Every year on March 20 , World Sparrow Day is celebrated by putting the spotlight back on a bird species that has been living ...

Asian pit vipers of the genus Trimeresurus are notoriously difficult to tell apart and continue puzzling researchers to this day. Some species groups have similar-looking species (different species ...

A frog species known since 1838 may actually be several different species, according to a new genetic study of Southeast Asia ...

Reef fish in different oceans often develop similar color patterns because evolution explores the same set of biological ...

Types of Birds: Did you know? Scientists now estimate there are around 11,000 bird species worldwide with far more than the 9,000–10,000 once believed. Thanks to genetic research, reclassification, ...