Tag: species

Genetic information has led researchers to determine that there are more unique species of spotted skunks than previously thought. Biologists haven’t completely agreed on the number of spotted skunks for...

Scientists have long believed that the difference between two species came down to reproductive incompatibility as a result of adapting to different environments. But researchers recently found that may not...

The California Academy of Sciences added 229 descriptions of plant and animal species in 2018 that had never been described before. The species, covering five continents and three oceans, include...

Registration for The Wildlife Society’s 25th Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, is now open! Visit twsconference.org for details, or register now by logging in to Your Membership and clicking on the Conference tab. Scientific advancements...

Scientists described a new toad species in Nevada last month, an act they hope will protect the toad from a proposed power plant that they fear could destroy its tiny...

While scientists have agreed for many years that there are as many as 10,000 bird species in the world, recent research shows there might be more species than once thought...

Earth boasts four separate species of giraffe, not one, as scientists formerly believed, according to new research. To untangle the giraffe lineage, researchers analyzed DNA from giraffes across Africa, including...