SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Marine scientists spent the past two weeks at San Diego County tide pools documenting the diversity of life found along the California coast, kicking off a statewide project ...

Discover the astonishing diversity of insect species worldwide, with insights into their number, habitats, and ecological importance in this comprehensive overview.

A landmark alliance of DNA experts across Europe signals the start of an unprecedented effort to build a continent-wide ...

Insects may be even more dominant on Earth than scientists thought. A new estimate suggests the planet could hold 14 million ...

Scientists studying Puerto Rico's shark fishery made an unexpected discovery: juvenile scalloped hammerheads being caught ...

Gene editing has delivered remarkable results against sickle cell disease. Now researchers are working to make these ...

After much discussion, the scientific community settled on an estimate of around six million species. This conservative ...

Elephants sustain a diverse ecosystem, including many species of dung beetles — colorful insects that perform many key ecological functions. By breaking up, moving and burying dung, these tiny ...

Aligning with the International Day for Biological Diversity's theme of "Acting locally for global impact," researchers have released a comprehensive blueprint for building a robust, globally ...

Spatial omic technologies profile the molecular make-up of tissues in detail without tissue disruption, producing detailed maps with great potential for basic and applied research. Existing methods ...

Scientists have come up with an innovative method of tracing wildlife without relying on visual sightings. By analyzing the DNA in minute samples of skin, mucus, and feces, experts have found evidence ...

After publishing about a moth he’d only seen in collections, CU Boulder researcher Ryan St Laurent travels to Florida and spots the elusive—and previously thought extinct—Cicinnus albarenicolus On the ...