Last year, researchers at Michigan State discovered two new truffle species. The truffles — a type of fungi found across the globe and revered as rare culinary delicacies — have since been studied by ...

Are species constructs of the human mind? -- Why is there a species problem? -- Is the biological species a class or is it an individual? -- What are traits in taxonomy? -- Diversity within the ...

Taxonomy, or the naming of species, is surprisingly complicated – and contentious. It doesn't take much scientific expertise to divide lions from tigers, or pigeons from flamingos, but details count ...

Researchers describe five new deep-sea squat lobster species. Combining molecular data and microCT their findings show a wider species distribution range and shallower genetic diversity, calling for a ...

Alberto González Casarrubios has a predoctoral contract financed by the Community of Madrid (PIPF-2023). The research described in this article has been supported by the International Seabed Authority ...

The definition of a species is surprisingly unsettled, and the classifications of some of the best-known animals have come under scrutiny. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...