Daffodils bloom along a stone wall in York County. And that’s about it. Just a bunch of daffodils. What is there to say about daffodils? Rather a lot, really… The ...

Thismia aliasii is a newly discovered endangered species in Malaysia, dependent on fungi and rare in the wild. Researchers have identified a new species of the elusive ‘fairy lantern’ genus Thismia in ...

The story is almost certainly apocryphal, but it makes me wonder how those who attended the 1971 premiere of James Bidgood’s iconic queer classic “Pink Narcissus” must have reacted to its ...

China recently discovered a new mineral species — high-purity quartz, the CCTV News reported on Thursday, saying that this discovery is expected to reduce the country's heavy reliance on imports ...

The Appendices of the Convention provide the lists of wild species that are protected by the Convention. In the introductory text here we should add : Appendix I includes wild flora species and ...

This groundbreaking achievement marks the first de-extinction of a species, reviving the dire wolf after 12,500 years. The pups exhibit distinctive features of the extinct creature, opening doors ...

By J. Hoberman As its title suggests, “Pink Narcissus” is something of a hothouse flower. A feature-length movie, shot over a period of seven years on eight-millimeter film and elaborate sets ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo, and chimpanzee. Areas of ...

Earlier this week, the Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences announced that it has successfully resurrected the dire wolf, a canine species that once roamed North America and went extinct over 12,500 ...

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But strictly speaking, the creatures aren’t dire wolves, nor do they represent the first species to be brought back. And that is not to take away one iota of interest from the firm’s achievement, nor ...

The red wolf (Canis rufus) is the most endangered wolf species in the world.Only 15 to 17 red wolves remain in the wild in eastern North Carolina and 251 red wolves live in captivity, according to ...