This strikingly beautiful burrowing snake that was previously unknown to science has been discovered in Paraguay and is making waves because of its colouration as well as its rarity. Described…
The extinction of dinosaur had a significant impact on the development of plants, a new study has shown. Experts at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) in the…
Scientists assessing the level of diversity among bee species necessary for sustaining populations of wild plants have concluded that ecosystems rely on many bee species to flourish, not just a…
Experts have studied a rare African parchment in their search for clues about the evolution of writing, which they say has evolved "to become simpler and more efficient". The Max…
An international team of scientists has confirmed that this ancient ancestor of humans from nearly two million years ago that was unearthed in Africa's Cradle of Humankind is a missing-link…
Russian scientists plan to revive ancient viruses found in millennia-old fossils to better understand their evolution. Experts at the NEFU Mammoth Museum will be studied for traces of prehistoric viruses…
Archaeologists have discovered a new species of dinosaur which represents the 'missing link' between the evolution of the velociraptor into birds 90 million years ago. The new species called ‘Overoraptor…