Natali Anderson

An international team of researchers has described a new species of miniaturized gecko in the genus Pseudogonatodes from the Peninsula de Paria in northeastern Venezuela.

Nectar foraging by Ethiopian wolves ( Canis simensis ) may contribute to the pollination of the Ethiopian red hot poker flower ( Kniphofia foliosa ), according to a new paper published in the journal Ecology.

Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a new species of quetzalcoatline azhdarchid pterosaur, Nipponopterus mifunensis, from the Late Cretaceous of Japan.

Nociceptors are receptors that detect injurious stimuli and are necessary to convey such information from the periphery to the central nervous system. Crustaceans, such as shore crabs, are widely used in science and aquaculture. Understanding whether they can experience pain is essential for improving their welfare. One key criterion for assessing pain is the presence of nociceptors. In a new study, scientists from the University of Gothenburg, the Universidade do Algarve and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences investigated the existence of nociceptors in shore crabs ( Carcinus maenas ) by examining the central nervous system response to two types of potentially noxious stimuli, i.e., mechanical and chemical or acetic acid. Their results indicate that 32 areas around the crab’s body exhibited putative nociceptive responses that respond to a noxious chemical, with many areas having additional mechanical sensitivity.

The newly-discovered exoplanet orbits TOI-3261 (also known as TIC 358070912), an inactive main-sequence star located 300 parsecs (978.5 light-years) away in the constellation of Hydrus.

The newly-discovered exoplanet orbits TOI-3261 (also known as TIC 358070912), an inactive main-sequence star located 300 parsecs (978.5 light-years) away in the constellation of Hydrus.

The Neanderthal groups that inhabited a cave in what is now Spain approximately 46,000 years ago gathered and collected fossils, according to a paper published in the journal Quaternary.

Kepler-51 is a 500-million-year-old G-type star hosting four low density planets, according to a new paper published in the Astronomical Journal.

Paleontologists in New Zealand have discovered a partial skeleton of platypterygiid ichthyosaur dating to the Cretaceous period.

Paleontologists have described a new and older species of Palaeospondylus from the Early Devonian of Australia.