A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

Specimens have large eyes and claws, as well as smooth bodies. The species comes in two color forms: Blue form crayfish are a dark hue with orange joints and tails, while purple form crayfish are ...

A mother has been backed online for refusing to allow her sister-in-law (SIL), who doesn't have—or want—any children of her own, to include her kids in her "family photo shoot." The 26-year ...

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists. Nicknamed 'big boy', it can grow up to 9cm (3.54 inches) compared with 5cm ...

SYDNEY, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web species has ...

Eve McCarthy died while climbing in the Malaga province during the weekend The Irish woman who died while climbing in Malaga province during the weekend was a student from Dublin. Eve McCarthy was ...

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction, with 24% of species in danger of being wiped out. Thousands of fish, crab and dragonfly ...

Cayman Islands, January 13, 2025 -- Silexion Therapeutics Corp. (NASDAQ: SLXN) (“Silexion” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotech developing RNA interference (RNAi) therapies for KRAS ...

Scientists say Adam and Eve weren't the first kind of human species on Earth (Getty Images) While the doc didn't exactly say Adam and Eve were the sole parents of humankind, the theory of evolution ...

They provide habitats for more than 10% of all known species, making them critical to global ecological balance. Despite their small size, these ecosystems support a rich variety of species, including ...

There are an estimated 8.7 million organisms alive today, of which only around 1.2 million have been recorded, including 950,000 animal species. The estimates are based on trends in biodiversity data ...