In 2013, the oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus), a species of small spotted cat from the Americas, was split into two species: the northern tiger cat (Leopardus tigrinus) and the southern tiger cat ...

Around 12,800 years ago, Earth collided with fragments of a disintegrating comet, triggering Younger Dryas climate change; this event created environmental conditions at Abu Hureyra, Syria, that ...

A team of researchers from University College London and the Cyprus Institute’s Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center has solved a major piece of the puzzle that makes up ...

Zosterops is a genus of passerine birds containing the typical white-eyes in the family Zosteropidae. First introduced in 1827, the genus comprises over 100 species distributed in the Afrotropical, ...

Six clay seals found at the archaeological site of Khirbet Summeily in Israel offer evidence that supports the existence of Biblical Kings David and Solomon, says a team of archaeologists led by Dr ...

As our Solar System orbits the Milky Way, it encounters various environments, including dense regions of the interstellar medium. These encounters can expose parts of the Solar System to the ...

An international team of herpetologists led by New Mexico Highlands University and University of Queensland scientists has described a cryptic new species of anaconda from the remote Amazon. Anacondas ...