Deep beneath the Balkans, a massive sulfur-fed cave hosts a colony of 111,000 spiders in one shared web, defying typical ...

A new butterfly species, Satyrium curiosolus, was discovered in a recent study at Blakiston Fan in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. It has unique evolutionary history, having likely remained in ...

In a major breakthrough for conservation biology, researchers from McGill University and Mexico have identified two new crocodile species living in isolation on Cozumel and Banco Chinchorro in the ...

When closely related species mate, their offspring sometimes survive but cannot reproduce. This pattern often affects males ...

Amphidromous fish – which migrate between freshwater streams and the sea – can move between habitats thanks to ocean currents. Since island streams are generally small and vulnerable to human impact, ...

Three species of bacteria in combination are capable of breaking down PAE diethyl phthalate, an important component in plastic pollution. Yet none of the three can do the same thing in isolation to ...

In the heart of Canada’s Rocky Mountains, an unassuming yet remarkable butterfly has been quietly flying under our scientific radar for years. With a wingspan of an inch to an inch and a half, and ...