We found a new wasp! Students in Australia are discovering insect species through citizen science
Playgrounds can host a variety of natural wonders, and of course, kids. Now some students are not just learning about insects ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN10d
Nine New Tardigrade Species Discovered Thanks to the Efforts of Danish Schoolchildren
The budding scientists collected the tiny water bears in a massive citizen science project that involved almost 30,000 ...
Mongabay News1d
Three new gecko species described in Nepal: Interview with herpetologist Santosh Bhattarai
As Nepal’s reptiles are one of the least studied among the country’s diverse flora and fauna, researchers have long been ...
98-million-year-old amber discovered in Myanmar — with a new species inside. See it
The millipede family Siphonorhinidae, of which the new species is an ancient ancestor, still lives today and includes four ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN5d
This Intrepid Team of Bee Lovers Are Doing Everything They Can to Save Rare Native Species From Extinction
Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary ...
Maui Now1d
Science advisors discuss updates to protected species issues, strategic planning for Western Pacific fisheries
WesPac Fishery Management Council discussed updates on false killer whale stocks, among other issues relating to Marine ...
Mongabay News on MSN11d
Iranian scientist names new praying mantis species for freedom
A new-to-science species of praying mantis found in Iran has been named as a symbol of universal freedom. Sinaiella azadi was ...
Study shows huge declines in most butterfly species across continental US
A study compiled data from more than 76,000 butterfly surveys across the continental U.S. The declines seen in the last 20 ...
New study on the scale and scope of the online trade of endangered species
The fastest shark in the sea is losing the race against extinction. Capable of reaching speeds of up to 45 miles per hour, ...
Unique dove species is the dodo of the Caribbean and in similar danger of dying out
Ancient DNA shows an endangered dove species endemic to Cuba is more genetically distinct than the dodo was before it died out.
Science Daily3d
Conservation efforts are bringing species back from the brink, even as overall biodiversity falls
A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that while the natural world continues to face a biodiversity crisis, targeted conservation efforts are helping bring many species back from the ...