Discoveries and Breakthroughs

12+ hour, 39+ min ago   (556+ words) A TINY snail found in just one lake in the UK is at the centre of an ambitious conservation project aimed at saving the species from extinction. The glutinous snail, Myxas glutinos, was once found more widely across the UK,…...

18+ hour, 42+ min ago   (357+ words) Results from a survey of Guernsey's freshwater habitats have been called "nothing short of incredible" as they reveal thousands of new species to the island. The project from Guernsey Water and the Guernsey Nature Commission used environmental DNA to look…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (840+ words) A bizarre belemnite fossil from Wyoming has been identified as a new species, revealing the thickest known member of this ancient squid relative group. There’s a fossil in a Wyoming museum drawer that spent two decades being, essentially, a mystery…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (633+ words) They looked almost identical, but their DNA told a story nearly 10 million years in the making. The Waorani hunters knew where to look. Wading into river systems threading through their territory in Ecuador’s Orellana and Pastaza provinces, they led a…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (858+ words) A tiny snail found in only one lake in the UK has been dubbed as precious as an Egyptian artefact as conservationists bid to save it. Several British zoos are setting up so-called ark populations of the glutinous snail, one…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (237+ words) Mae Mali turns 61 in good health as Khao Kheow celebrates Thailand’s oldest hippo Pattaya Mail SRIRACHA, Thailand – Khao Kheow Open Zoo celebrated the 61st birthday of “Mae Mali or Mother Mali,” Thailand’s oldest hippopotamus, with a special…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (419+ words) A horse in England has been crowned the world’s largest living horse by Guinness World Records, and he is absolutely massive. Say hello to Hugo, the four-year-old gentle giant who has made headlines for his huge 6.5ft (199cm) height. The hefty horsey…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (513+ words) Brigid Lynch was walking through a redwood forest in the San Mateo County hills when she noticed something unusual, half-submerged in the flowing water of a creek: a big smooth object that didn’t look like any of the other rocks....

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (341+ words) The newly discovered “Lielaphis slashi” is a 28-inch-long reddish-brown snake from the forests of New Guinea. Named by the seven researchers who contributed to the study, this new discovery celebrates Slash’s work as a musician, as well as the guitarist’s…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (49+ words) en.ammonnews.net Strange deep-sea fish found walking sideways and backwards on ocean floor Ammon News - One of the few deep-sea fish known to trot on the ocean floor can also walk backwards, scientists say, calling it a "paradigm-shifting revelation…...