Stories about: biodiversity  

Pseudotriakis microdon might be the ugliest shark ever

The elusive species was discovered in 1984

Also elephants, giraffes and plenty of other creatures

The nest resembles a giant blob aimlessly floating about

These amphibians are the world's first venomous frogs

Species are disappearing at an alarming rate, study finds

If built, the 5,300-kilometers (3,300-mile) railway will make it easier to carry commodities such as iron ore and oil

The newly discovered creatures look quite fierce, but unfortunately, it seems like they can't breathe fire

It often happens for previously undocumented species to be discovered among museum specimens, scientists say

This bizarre creature looks less like a spider and more like a full-grown cat wearing a spider costume

The mountain range existed some 600 million years ago, encouraged an explosion of life on our planet

The pigs are now full-time employees of the country's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, their job is to eat

New WWF report paints a bleak picture of how the world's biodiversity transformed over the course of just a few decades

The creatures might be related to aquatic animals that went extinct millions of years ago

People are to blame for this unprecedented extinction rate, researchers maintain

Fossilized remains unearthed in Canada are the earliest evidence for animals with muscles

Study finds that these ancient beasts perished due to a perfect storm of events