This study provides an important assessment of how body size influences the occurrence of macro-organisms in urban areas across the globe. Size in most plants, but only some animal families, was ...

New Mexico’s official state animal is the American black bear, but the choice reflected more than the presence of a large ...

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A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

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Tree bark has a total surface area similar to all of the land area on Earth. It is home to a wide range of microbial species ...

Australian researchers have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. Their bark harbors trillions of microbes that ...