News & Blogs

News & Blogs Researchers Identify Two New Arachnid Species Explore two new arachnid species: a scorpion from Mount Olympus in Greece and a whip spider from caves in Colombia. December 12, 2023 News & Blogs Fiber Optic Cables can Measure Cicada Chatter Learn how scientists measure cicada sounds, uncovering patterns and behaviors behind their distinctive summer choruses. November 30, 2023 News & Blogs New Mosasaur Is A Link Between Iconic Species A new species of mosasaur has transitional traits that place it between two well-known mosasaurs. October 30, 2023 News & Blogs Scientists Digitally Reconstruct Skull of Extinct Great Ape Learn about the reconstruction of an extinct ape's skull, providing new insights into primate evolution and history. October 17, 2023 News & Blogs Record-Setting Bug’s Diet Makes it a Super Vector for Plant Disease Explore how the meadow spittlebug uses its unique hydraulic mechanisms to leap great distances relative to its tiny size. October 4, 2023 News & Blogs Study Confirms Two Sea Star Species are Crossbreeding in the Wild New research confirms that two sea star species in European and North American coastal waters are crossbreeding in the wild. September 21, 2023 News & Blogs Mimicry of Toxic Species May Encourage Predation in Long Run, Study Suggests Discover how some species evolve to mimic others, fooling predators and enhancing their chances of survival in the wild. July 28, 2023 News & Blogs Dinosaur Ancestor’s Bony Plates Show Boomerang Trait Discover how a unique boomerang-shaped trait in dinosaur ancestors provides insight into their evolutionary history. July 26, 2023 News & Blogs Apex Predator of the Cambrian Likely Had a Soft Diet A 2-foot Cambrian predator had a weaker bite than once imagined, and likely fed on softer prey. July 5, 2023 News & Blogs New Species of Extinct Bat Described From Oldest Bat Skeletons Learn about the discovery of a new bat species from the world’s oldest known bat skeleton. April 12, 2023 News & Blogs Worldwide Collections Database Maps 1 Billion Objects Learn about the collaborative effort to catalog and map more than 1.1 billion objects from natural history Museums worldwide. March 23, 2023 News & Blogs Ancient “Marsupial Sabertooth” Likely Saw in 3D Uncover how ancient marsupial sabertooths likely had 3D vision, shedding light on their predatory adaptations. March 21, 2023