On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a “fairly large” creature perched on a tree trunk. Its brown speckled body seemed to blend in — but not well enough. Passing scientists spotted the “robust” ...

Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only ...

During the summer, leaves appear green because the predominant pigment of photosynthesis, called chlorophyll, reflects green ...

From Tasmania to Madagascar to New Guinea, islands make up just over five per cent of Earth's land yet are home to 31 per cent of the world's plant species. A new study shows that of all plants ...

Lysionotus encompasses more than 30 species distributed from Himalaya to southern China, Indo-China and southern Japan. About ...