The average length of a sword -billed hummingbird’s beak ranges from 8 to 12 centimeters (3.1–4.7 inches). Their beaks are ...

When native island animals vanish, plants lose their seed carriers. This shift weakens forests, water systems, and local ...

Earth's vast oceanic biodiversity remains largely unexplored, with only a fraction of an estimated two million total living ...

The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach has launched an inaugural Marine Species Report Card assessing the population status of 30 mammals, fish and more. The head of the aquarium described the ...

Some birds are naturally "chicken" - scared of anything new, reveals new research. Flamingos are among the most wary species, ...

Mindy Fawver is retired from a career in commercial photography and graphic design, while her husband, Doug Bruce, works as an industrial alignment engineer; neither has a professional background in ...

To biologists, a "species" is the fundamental unit of categorization for life on Earth and a key tool for protecting living creatures. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Scientists discover a new species of Dumbo octopus in the Pacific, Grimpoteuthis feitiana, inspired by the flying figures of ...

Most recognition is based on identifying features, but specialization for face recognition in primates relies on a different mechanism, termed ‘holistic processing’ where facial features are bound ...