This remarkable discovery, made by an international team of scientists led by Dr. David Hone of Queen Mary University of London, sheds light on a longstanding mystery about how these enigmatic ...

The tiny spider, just 0.7 inches long with its legs outstretched, is also unique in its “thick and elongated” embolus, the structure on male spiders that delivers sperm, researchers said. Thousands of ...

The invasive sea lamprey was chomping through the North American region’s native fish, until scientists made a fortuitous discovery.

New fossils provide the missing links between smaller, earlier flying reptiles and the later massive pterosaurs. Initial pterosaurs had wingspans of about 6 feet, while later species measured as much ...

A new species of tarantula, Trichopelma grande, has been discovered in western Cuba by researchers David Ortiz of Masaryk ...

Now, a newly discovered pterosaur species is helping explain this leap from a smaller to larger wingspan size and other ...

The pterosaurs are extinct flying reptiles that lived alongside their close relatives, the dinosaurs. The largest of these ...

New Hawaiian plant, Schiedea waiahuluensis, found using drones on Kauaʻi's cliffs, highlights drone technology's role in ...

Scientists discovered a vibrant hermit crab with unique red claws and fascinating underwater sound-making ability.

An unusual sea slug with a large hood, a tail with fingerlike projections and glowing bioluminescence has been found living ...