Contrary to what many people think, two species can hybridize naturally in the wild to give rise to a third species, a finding that fundamentally alters our understanding of the evolution of species ...

Scientists discover desert ants forming a rare cleaning partnership, challenging what we know about insect behavior and ...

Threats, Recovery Stories, and How We Can Help Across the globe, endangered species face a web of threats that undermine ecosystems and the services they provide. This piece explains the main ...

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When species interact with each other, they do not evolve separately, but do so together. This process is called coevolution. Natural selection favors predators that are better at capturing prey, and ...

We looked at the extrinsic value, or worth, of species and nature in a previous column and how plant and animal species benefit mankind. A somewhat different value system emphasizes the intrinsic ...

Table showing the body and brain size and the abundance of some of the species studied by the researchers Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...