This fungus is named after the cartoon character Spongebob Squarepants. It's absorbent like a sponge, and when it's moist you can wring the water out of it and it will spring back to its original shape.
Looking for more efficient ways to convert woody biomass like corn stalks into liquid fuel, researchers have turned to the gribble, a small notorious wood-boring species, for inspiration.
Cities are often viewed as environmental wastelands, where only the hardiest of species can eke out an existence. But as scientists in urban ecology have found, more and more animals are establishing footholds.
Feeling that it is no longer tenable to treat each invasive species as an isolated case, Irish academics are calling for a concerted effort to maintain the region's unique biodiversity.
Our world faces an uncertain future, a future that concedes many different species or life forms. Scientists estimate that one fourth of all the world's plants and animals could be extinct in just fifty years.
Throwing a bottle of water to a friend or pitching a baseball is probably something most of us take for granted. But accurate throwing is something that evolutionary biologists suspect may be exceptional to our species.
Throwing a bottle of water to a friend or pitching a baseball is probably something most of us take for granted. But accurate throwing is something that evolutionary biologists suspect may be exceptional to our species.
Throwing a bottle of water to a friend or pitching a baseball is probably something most of us take for granted. But accurate throwing is something that evolutionary biologists suspect may be exceptional to our species.
The Rolling Stones' ageless frontman is not technically prehistoric, but paleontologists have long had a weird affinity for him. In 1995, a newly discovered species of trilobite was named after the rock singer.
While taxonomists—scientists who describe and name species—try to bestow names descriptive of the new organism, there is also ample evidence that they like to have fun with their task.
While taxonomists—scientists who describe and name species—try to bestow names descriptive of the new organism, there is also ample evidence that they like to have fun with their task.
While taxonomists—scientists who describe and name species—try to bestow names descriptive of the new organism, there is also ample evidence that they like to have fun with their task.
Something lurks in that water hazard—and it's not just errant golf balls. New research shows that golf courses can be havens for turtles, and may even attract a richer mix of species than ponds in more natural settings.
Something lurks in that water hazard—and it's not just errant golf balls. New research shows that golf courses can be havens for turtles, and may even attract a richer mix of species than ponds in more natural settings.
Something lurks in that water hazard—and it's not just errant golf balls. New research shows that golf courses can be havens for turtles, and may even attract a richer mix of species than ponds in more natural settings.
Something lurks in that water hazard—and it's not just errant golf balls. New research shows that golf courses can be havens for turtles, and may even attract a richer mix of species than ponds in more natural settings.
Cities are often viewed as environmental wastelands, where only the hardiest of species can eke out an existence. But as scientists in urban ecology have found, more and more animals are establishing footholds.
Cities are often viewed as environmental wastelands, where only the hardiest of species can eke out an existence. But as scientists in urban ecology have found, more and more animals are establishing footholds.
Cities are often viewed as environmental wastelands, where only the hardiest of species can eke out an existence. But as scientists in urban ecology have found, more and more animals are establishing footholds.
After years of sleuthing, the Smithsonian has identified a new species of carnivore. The olinguito lives in the treetops of the Andes and weighs two pounds, making it the most petite member of the raccoon family.
After years of sleuthing, the Smithsonian has identified a new species of carnivore. The olinguito lives in the treetops of the Andes and weighs two pounds, making it the most petite member of the raccoon family.
After years of sleuthing, the Smithsonian has identified a new species of carnivore. The olinguito lives in the treetops of the Andes and weighs two pounds, making it the most petite member of the raccoon family.
The grape varieties whose wine we like to drink - merlot, chardonnay, and the rest - have mainly been developed from one species, probably "domesticated" about 5,000 years ago.
Our world faces an uncertain future, a future that concedes many different species or life forms. Scientists estimate that one fourth of all the world's plants and animals could be extinct in just fifty years.