Biodiversity

Latest about biodiversity

Educator and outdoorsman Payton Moore documented his capture of the enormous fish, which measured over 8 feet (2.4 meters) long.

Colossal 300-pound alligator gar caught (and released) in Texas bayou

By Joanna Thompson published

A conservation educator caught a record-breaking alligator gar in a bayou near Houston.

Alligators & Crocodiles
Local fishers show off the massive stingray, with its long venomous tail, that they caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia.

Astonished fishers reel in gigantic 400-pound stingray in Cambodian river

By Harry Baker published

A 400-pound stingray was accidentally caught by fishers in the Mekong River in Cambodia. However, experts say that these monstrous rays can grow even bigger.

Fish
A photo of the "mystery monkey" sitting with an infant.

Borneo has a hybrid 'mystery monkey,' and researchers are concerned

By Patrick Pester published

A "mystery monkey" in Borneo appears to be a rare hybrid between two different species competing for habitat, a new study suggests.

Monkeys
Craugastor cueyatl on a Mexican 10-peso coin, which has a diameter of 1.1 inches (28 millimeters).

Newfound species of wee frogs found in Mexico can fit on your fingertip

By Mindy Weisberger published

Scientists recently described six new species of miniature frogs that inhabit forest floors in Mexico and Guatemala.

Frogs
Large adult carrion crow (Corvus corone) standing on a stone garden birdbath.

Crows and ravens took over the world because they're spookily smart (and brawny, too)

By Tia Ghose published

The secret behind crows and ravens' global success is a combination of size and smarts, a new study finds.

Birds
Dodos once roamed the island of Mauritius, before humans arrived and drove the birds to extinction.

Facts about the dodo

By Vicky Stein published

Dodos went extinct more than a century ago, and they are an enduring reminder of human-caused extinction.

Extinct Species
A photo of E.O. Wilson in his office at Harvard University.

Famed naturalist E.O. Wilson, 'Darwin's natural heir,' dies at 92

By Patrick Pester published

World leading naturalist E.O. Wilson has passed away at the age of 92. He was known as "Darwin’s natural heir" and the world's top authority on the study of ants.

Planet Earth
images of bryozoans found deep beneath antarctic ice shelves

Unimaginable diversity of life discovered beneath Antarctic ice shelf

By Cameron Duke published

Antarctica
Illustration of a Cambrian penis worm inhabiting a hyolith shell.

Ferocious 'penis worms' were the hermit crabs of the ancient seas

By Brandon Specktor published

Priapulids, sometimes called penis worms, were fearsome predators of the Cambrian Period. They may have worn shells for protection, new fossil evidence suggests.

Crustaceans
The choice of the long-tailed bat as Bird of the Year ruffled feathers among New Zealand bird aficionados.

Fowl play? 'Bird of the Year' winner in New Zealand contest is a bat

By Mindy Weisberger published

New Zealand's long-tailed bat recently earned a very unlikely accolade.

Birds
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