UC Davis scientists uncovered Aptostichus ramirezae, a new trapdoor spider species living under California’s dunes. Genetic analysis revealed it was distinct from its close relative, Aptostichus simus ...

To someday allow scientists to stay underwater conducting research for days on end, the UK-based company DEEP has designed ...

Climate change and habitat loss threaten the newly named trapdoor spider. Scientists from the, Davis, have identified a previously unknown trapdoor spider species lurking in the coastal sand dunes of ...

For 25 years, astronauts have lived and worked onboard the International Space Station (ISS), starting with the arrival of ...

Ocean engineering firm DEEP has unveiled "Vanguard," a prototype subsea habitat designed to house four people for missions of ...

The Eastern hellbender ( Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis) isn’t nearly as fearsome as its name implies. They’re actually somewhat cute, if you can get past the salamander’s slimy, mucousy skin that’s ...

Laura Torrent did not know that the tiny brown bat she caught in early 2024 would become a global milestone for biodiversity ...

Scientists discovered a new kind of trapdoor spider under California’s sand dunes, showing how isolation helps spiders evolve ...

A decades-long collaboration is giving Central California’s dwindling coho salmon population a fighting chance.

European cuckoos lay very different eggs depending on the host species. Genetic analyses have revealed how this adaptation is inherited without leading to speciation.

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Current laws that deem species safe from extinction ignore their ecological role, geographic range and genetic diversity, as ...