The new discoveries emphasize that scientists have a lot left to learn about insect diversity, even in areas with many observations

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Along the sidewalks of Macquarie Street, in the shadow of the grand stone arches of Sydney Hospital, sits a striking geographical and cultural anomaly. A bronze wild boar squats above a fountain basin

Scientists recorded 11 instances of Bubbles successfully snacking this way. They mark some of the first detailed observations of kleptoparasitism, or food stealing, in cetaceans, the group of marine m

The recent spread of a bee-killing parasite has contributed to an uptick in brazen thefts, experts theorize

Fossils and marked bones unearthed in a Juukan Gorge cave suggest that the marsupial species not only once lived in the region but may have been a “garbage compactor on four legs” for its human popula

Four newly described species of Australian plant bug have been named in honor of renowned recording artist Taylor Swift.

The endangered nabarlek is not easy to find and difficult to distinguish from similar species. But a research team made new detections of the animals that offer “good news for their long-term survival