No it's a beautiful echinoderm! Feather stars (Crinoidea) are one of the prettiest animals in the ocean, coming in a vast array of colors and patterns. These elegant animals are related to starfish ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday ...

With the most powerful radio telescope in the southern hemisphere, we have observed a twinkling star and discovered an ...

Scientists found a “large” creature with black eyes at a mining site in Papua New Guinea and discovered new species, a study said. Screengrab from a YouTube video shared by TVWAN Online The ...

Scientists found “stocky” creatures with “fiery orange” eyes mating in a forest of India and discovered a new species, a study said. Google Street View May ...

The Trump administration proposed to loosen federal protections for endangered species Wednesday. A draft rule from the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

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Researchers at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum at NUS’ Faculty of Science announced the discovery of a new species of mirid, or plant bug, 'Campylomma singapura', in a research paper ...