Researchers landed on an uninhabited island known for its archaeological ruins and started looking for snakes, lizards and other reptiles.

Scientists and trawlers found a 1-foot-long ocean predator with “bright” eyes off southern India and discovered a new species, a study said. Google Street View ...

Now, researchers rediscovered the sample — and realized it’s a new species. “The material described ... caught in the south Maldives, part of an island chain in the northern Indian Ocean ...

When folk musician Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) arrives on the remote, sea-swept Wallis Island, he believes he’s coming to play an intimate gig for a few fans. In reality, the concert is for one man: ...

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"From there you can assess if animals meet the threatened species lists," Dr Hoskin said. The largest skink recorded on the island measured 45.7 millimetres long, excluding the tail. The species ...

The Stephens Island wren was a flightless species of bird which lived in holes in the ground, an existence sometimes characterised as a ‘Hobbit-like’. Peter P Marra and Chris Santella described the ...

Our last few days have been taken up by one thing and one thing only—Temptation Island. From our newfound love for host Mark L Walberg (he’s on a par with MAFS Australia’s John) to chaotic ...

A James Cook University biologist has discovered a new species of lizard on Scawfell Island, a remote island 50km east of Mackay in north Queensland. Associate Professor Conrad Hoskin named the new ...

Conservation efforts are bringing species back from the brink, even as overall biodiversity falls Date: March 18, 2025 Source: University of Cambridge Summary: A major review of over 67,000 animal ...