850 new species discovered in Australia

Great Halloween discovery: colony of nearly extinct big-eared bats!

By: DelilahStarling

A San Juan bat researcher and his students got the surpise of their lives on a recent field trip to search for and document local bat species in the San Juan Islands. Russel Barsh, wearing night goggles, led his team into one of many old barns in San Juan County on San Juan Island, where they discovered a whole colony of Townsend Big-Eared bats ...

about 1 month ago

Skate on the brink thanks to species mislabelling

By: inamshah

Due to an 83-year-old error of classification, a species of European skate could become the first marine fish driven to extinction by commercial fishing, according to a study released Wednesday.In the 19th century, scientists identified two separate species of the once-widespread European skate, the flapper skate (Dipturus intermedia) and the blue ...

7 days ago

Nasa discovers 'significant amount' of water on the moon

By: TauseefAhmed

Nasa has found 'a significant amount' of water inside a crater on the Moon in a discovery that could pave the way for the first manned lunar base. The agency announced that last month's audacious attempt to smash two spacecraft into the Moon's rocky surface to find ice was a major success. The £49million bombing raid threw up a mile-high ...

12 days ago

Poor coral growth at Sindh, Balochistan coasts

By: mwasifali

A survey of coral reefs at 18 sites along the Sindh and Balochistan coasts, conducted by scientists from the Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology (CEMB), has revealed that hard coral growth along the seashore is extremely poor.This survey was a part of the research by CEMB on the coral reefs that are found on the sea coast of Sindh and ...

7 days ago