Partula snails all but vanished from Polynesia after the arrival of a carnivorous foreign snail. But a global alliance of zoos has worked to bring them back.

Scientists have discovered a new species of chiton, an ancient marine mollusk that has remained virtually unchanged for the ...

Paleobiologist Geerat Vermeij is enthralled with mollusks. Their shells line the surfaces and fill the cabinets and drawers in his office on the second floor of the Earth and Planetary Sciences ...

The Wildlife ontology is a simple lightweight ontology for publishing data about all forms of biological taxa, including phyla, families, and species. The terms in this ontology allow data to be ...

The discipline of classification and taxonomy involves the grouping of organisms into categories based on different properties including size, shape and gene sequences. Classification can help to ...

The Dumbo octopus is an elusive cephalopod that gets its name from its large ear-like fins, which resemble those of the lovable Disney elephant. But there's still lots we don't know about these ...

Mercedes-Benz once struggled to produce affordable entry-level cars that still felt luxurious, but it's now closer to getting that formula right. The A-Class is the smallest and most affordable sedan ...

All insects belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But unlike other arthropods—like lobsters, spiders, or millipedes—insects have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton, one pair of ...

It drives species to extinction. It fuels organised crime. It deepens poverty by stripping communities of livelihoods and resources. It damages ecosystems that mitigate climate change. It spreads ...

Feb. 1, 2026 Dinosaur footprints have always been mysterious, but a new AI app is cracking their secrets. DinoTracker analyzes photos of fossil tracks and predicts which dinosaur made them, with ...

Common names for animals are often easier to remember than their Latin names, but they can often lead to confusion. Here are ...

The idea of life continuing on Earth without humans is difficult to fathom. Though our species has only been here for a relatively short period of time, we’ve altered the planet in countless ways, ...