Some creative calculations using bug traps, epidemiology and trees suggest there are some 20 million unique insect species on ...

A new study more than doubles previous estimates of how many distinct kinds of insects are currently inhabiting the planet.

A study in Costa Rica has big implications for extinction and conservation.

Taxonomists have already named at least eight new animal species from the deep sea in the first half of 2026, spanning venomous jellyfish, tiny crustaceans, and an entirely new family of copepods.

For George H.W. Bush’s first medical checkup as president in 1989, he was seen by five specialists, the White House said at the time. His son George W. Bush was seen by 12 in his first presidential ...