"The evolutionary history of the genus is quite complex, with numerous examples of hybridization between species and a shared whole-genome duplication event that make comparisons difficult," Ma said. ...

Few creatures can match the manta ray or stingray when it comes to gracefulness in the water. These cartilaginous fish appear ...

An extinct species has been uncovered in Japan after sitting in a museum for decades.

Pythons are non-native to Florida and non-venomous snakes. Burmese pythons are one of the largest snakes in the world. The ...

Scientists have identified two new species of crocodiles in the Caribbean off the Yucatán Peninsula – and both are already ...

An in-depth analysis of the genomes of apple species is giving Penn State biologists better methods for identifying genes ...

A new species of deer, Pudella carlae, has been identified in the Andes Mountains of northern Peru, marking the first new cervid discovery in South Am ...

If you’ve ever caught a small glimpse of a wild canine roaming around your neighborhood, it is most likely a fox or, ...

Here are the main differences ... genus, these two pythons are vastly different in size once they reach maturity. Ball pythons get to be about 4 feet long, while Burmese pythons can reach between ...

Recent findings indicate that dire wolves and gray wolves are distantly related, having diverged about 5.7 million years ago ...