Ancient art reveals extinct goose
As a University of Queensland researcher examined a 4600-year-old Egyptian painting last year, a speckled goose caught his eye.
Archaeology
Feb 23, 2021
1
2713
News tagged with unknown species
New species of dinosaur discovered lying forgotten in a museum
(Phys.org) —A palaeontologist from our University studying fossils that were kept in a museum in Canada for over 75 years has discovered a new species of dinosaur.
Archaeology
Nov 26, 2014
1
5
Mystery human fossils put spotlight on China
Fossils from two caves in south-west China have revealed a previously unknown Stone Age people and give a rare glimpse of a recent stage of human evolution with startling implications for the early peopling of Asia.
Paleontology & Fossils
Mar 14, 2012
9
0
Almost 500 protected turtles found in Thai airport bags
Thai customs have found over a thousand turtles and tortoises in airport luggage in a week, including a haul of 470 creatures Friday as conservationists warn of "skyrocketing" smuggling for the pet trade.
Ecology
Nov 7, 2013
0
0
New horned dinosaur announced nearly 100 years after discovery
A new species of horned dinosaur was announced today by an international team of scientists, nearly 100 years after the initial discovery of the fossil.
Archaeology
Dec 6, 2011
0
0
Six newly discovered beetle species include one with bottle-opener shaped genitalia
Six new beetle species have been discovered in South America by researchers at the University of Copenhagen. Among them is one with a distinctively shaped sexual organ that has led the researchers to name it after global ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 13, 2023
0
171
New fossil find sheds light on how humans learned to walk
How did humans learn to walk upright?
Archaeology
Nov 6, 2019
6
248
Scientists discover bioluminescent 'green bombers' from the deep sea
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the latest proof that the oceans continue to offer remarkable findings and much of their vastness remains to be explored, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and their colleagues ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 20, 2009
3
0
Top ten plant and fungal species named new to science in 2023
Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew together with international partners present their annual pick of the top 10 plants and fungi described as new to science in 2023.
Plants & Animals
Jan 10, 2024
0
22
New spider species discovered
A new and previously unknown species of spider has been discovered in the dune of the Sands of Samar in the southern Arava region by a team of scientists from the Department of Biology in the University of Haifa-Oranim. Unfortunately, ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 11, 2010
2
0
