A new species of mouse with a remarkably long tail, dubbed Otavalo’s Andean mouse, has been discovered near a dormant volcano ...

Trailing behind the fluffy animal, however, is a tail longer than the rest of its body combined, more than 6 inches long, ...

The new species are named after seven of the sci-fi series’ captains and are described in a study published October 15 in the journal Vertebrate Zoology. The seven newly discovered species are ...

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The findings of this study were published in the peer-reviewed academic journal Vertebrate Zoology. The reason for the Star Trek comparisons was that, according to the scientists behind the study ...

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The frogs come from the tree frog genus Boophis and have been named in honor of seven iconic Star Trek captains: Kirk, Picard ...

The researchers hope their findings, published in the Vertebrate Zoology journal, will strengthen conservation efforts in Madagascar’s rainforests.

Researchers visited dozens of sites in northern Madagascar over a 28-year span to survey wildlife, according to a study published Oct. 14 in the peer-reviewed journal Vertebrate Zoology.

In 1976 there was only one eagle nest in New York state and it wasn’t producing — a common occurrence along the Atlantic ...

The radiation levels experienced by the frogs living in Chernobyl have not affected their age or their rate of aging. These ...

The discovery of the new Boophis frogs has been published in the Vertebrate Zoology journal following the work of the research team led by Professor Miguel Vences of the Technische Universitat ...