Species

The most promising fossil yet found that could be evidence of Denisovans came from a cave in Tibet: a massive jaw with two stout molars, dating back at least 160,000 years. In 2019, scientists isolated proteins from the jaw, and their…

The number of red knots visiting the beaches of Delaware Bay during this spring's north migration unexpectedly dropped to its lowest level since counts began nearly 40 years ago, adding to concerns about the survival of the shorebird and a…

Teams of researchers and volunteers were distributed across the transit systems of 60 cities, collecting thousands of samples from 2015 to 2017. They wiped a variety of surfaces including turnstiles, railings, ticket offices, and benches in…

As they roam the oceans, sharks don't just hunt. Some of them are glowing. And now researchers have identified the largest, glow-in-the-dark species with a spine - on land or at sea - ever found.A study published last week in Frontiers in…

In 2018, scientists embarked on an expedition to study the habitat of an endangered bat species in Guinea, West Africa. One night something unusual emerged in a trap: a new species of bat with a fiery orange body juxtaposed with striking…