13-09-26 Some of Europe's key animals have made a comeback over the past 50 years, a report suggests. 报告显示，欧洲一些动物的数量在过去50年间有所上升。 Conservationists say species such as bears, wolves, lynx（猞猁，山猫） , eagles and vultures（秃鹰） have...

13-09-26 A recent paper published in the open access journal Zookeys provides a first-time glimpse in the natural history of the enigmatic（神秘的） spider species Progradungula otwayensis. Lurking in the hollows of old myrtle（桃金娘） beech（山毛榉） trees...

13-09-26 Teeming with species, tropical coral reefs have been long thought to be the areas of greatest biodiversity for fishes and other marine life -- and thus most deserving of resources for conservation. But a new global study of reef fishes reveals a sur...

13-09-21 Three new species of tiny frogs from Papua New Guinea are described in the latest issue of Zookeys. Dr Fred Kraus, University of Michigan, who in 2011 in Zookeys described the world's smallest frogs Paedophryne dekot and Paedophryne verrucosa, now a...

13-09-21 A prominent tuft（一簇） of spiny hair on the back, a white tail tip and three pairs of teats（乳头） represent the unique set of characteristics describing a new genus of rat which has been discovered in the Moluccan province of Indonesia. This reg...

13-09-12 Many climate studies have predicted that tree species will respond to global warming by migrating via seed dispersal to cooler climates. But a new study of 65 different species in 31 eastern states finds evidence of a different, unexpected response....

13-09-05 The evolution of similar traits in different species, a process known as convergent（会聚性的） evolution, is widespread not only at the physical level, but also at the genetic level, according to new research led by scientists at Queen Mary Univers...

13-09-04 A postdoctoral fellow from Wits University has discovered the oldest known land-living animal from Gondwana in a remote part of the Eastern Cape. Dr Robert Gess, from the Evolutionary Studies Institute at Wits, discovered the 350 million year old fo...

13-09-04 An international team of scientists, including biologists from, the University of York, has discovered five new species of bats in West Africa. The team, which also included researchers from the Czech University of Life Sciences and the Academy of S...

13-08-21 The human body is full of tiny microorganisms -- hundreds to thousands of species of bacteria collectively called the microbiome, which are believed to contribute to a healthy existence. The gastrointestinal (GI) tract -- and the colon in particular...