Earth’s vertebrate diversity may be far richer than anyone realized. A sweeping analysis of more than 300 studies suggests that for every known fish, bird, reptile, amphibian, or mammal species, there ...

Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the universe in a completely different way than we do. Physicist Daniel Whiteson exp ...

The Shakira wasp is a parasite of caterpillars, feeding and developing inside them and causing them to bend and twist their abdomens in a distinctive way, which reminded lead author Scott Shaw and ...

In a world first, scientists that discovered a new type of chiton turned to social media crowdsourcing to come up with the ...

Confused about native, non-native, introduced, and invasive species? This guide breaks down the definitions, explains how scientists classify them, and explores real-world examples like zebra mussels ...

As "Invincible" Season 4 gets underway, the show's trailer has unveiled a slew of new characters ripped straight from the comics.

Tom Cruise's underrated 2014 sci-fi film deserves more credit for revolutionizing the genre.

A spiky, big-eyed gecko found clinging to canyon walls in southern Iran turned out to be a completely new species — genetically distinct from every known relative by a staggering margin. Researchers ...

Ben 10 is one of the most iconic superheroes of the early 2000s with a plethora of Powerful transformations, but some are ...

But the real truth is that alien life on other planets could be even stranger than floating balloons or amorphous organisms floating in layers in water. Here on Earth, we have carbon-based life forms, ...

Subnautica’s alien species stands out for its realism. This breakdown looks at how the game combined science-inspired design with environmental storytelling. It analyzes extinction, adaptation, and ...

An infographic showing the average declines in abundance of key terrestrial insect groups due to invasive alien species. The extent of declines varies across species and regions. Insects are often ...