Scientists have been thinking about how new species evolve since Darwin wrote On The Origin of Species in 1859. The results presented here call into question some of the most common explanations of ...

Exploring a remote tropical island leads to an unexpected discovery when the crew finds signs of a rare lobster species hiding among the reef ledges. With the ocean as their only source of food, the ...

Scientists analyzed the DNA of fish in the Galapagos Islands and discovered a colorful new species with white speckles, a study said. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto Swimming through the crystal blue ...

Toddlers can name a few animals. Older kids group animals into categories (birds, fish). And teenagers can sketch a rough tree of life. But when 16 grown-up biologists—five of them affiliated with the ...