A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.

Cephalopods may have the oldest sex chromosomes of any animal, according to a new discovery in the octopus genome. That's a ...

The new species, called Tityus achilles (T. achilles), was discovered in the department of Cundinamarca in Colombia, in the mountainous Magdelena rainforest region. It is unique and requires ...

The CEO of the nation’s largest public utility will retire no later than September after nearly six years in his position, ...

President Trump said Friday that his remarks on the investigation into the deadly midair collision earlier this week near ...

Discover the story of the Vickers 559, a British supersonic interceptor designed to outpace Soviet bombers. With advanced ...

Insects benefit from storm devastation, says a 20-year study by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape ...

Scientists in Colombia have discovered a new species of scorpion, Tityus achilles, which can spray venom to defend itself ...

The University of New Mexico's Museum of Southwestern Biology, Natural Heritage New Mexico, and the New Mexico BioPark Society have announced the launch of a new website, the New Mexico Rare Arthropod ...

No matter how many buildings a student has had to traverse to attend classes, there remain parts of campus that have never ...

Prehistoric times had no shortage of pretty scary creatures, but you need to look no further than this huge arthopod to find ...

The museum's arthropod collections include approximately 5 million pinned insects and other bugs, according to Jim Louderman, ...