But there's more to this unexpected mutualistic relationship than that. These species of spider and frog have been found in the same area, and even share the same burrows. The frogs use the ...

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It found sponge gardens and ancient corals. Researchers have also discovered 150 previously unknown species along the mountain ridge to the Salas y Gómez Ridge to Rapa Nui, also known as Easter ...

Five seabird species have been added to the UK red list of birds at most need of conservation, joining others such as the puffin. The new entries include the Arctic tern, known for its incredible ...

An international team of researchers delved into museum collections and discovered new species of sponge-associated zoantharian, a small colonial organism similar to anemones. Dr. Javier ...

On the freezing waves of the Southern Ocean around Antarctica, researchers aboard the ARSV Laurence M. Gould dropped a trawling net into the water. They were hoping to catch zooplankton, but when ...

De-extinction — the science of resurrecting extinct species — is progressing in leaps and bounds. Here are six creatures that researchers could bring back to life. De-extinction starts with ...

Researchers predict that 12.7% of marine teleost fish species are at risk of extinction, up fivefold from the International Union for Conservation of Nature's prior estimate of 2.5%. Their report ...

Scientists found a “large”-headed animal in a burrow under some rocks in Thailand and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Wanchai, Rujirawan, Murdoch, Aksornneam, Promnun ...

A monthlong survey of mountain ecosystems in the remote seas of the southeastern Pacific Ocean has not only turned up a never-before-seen seamount but also revealed many species of sea life ...