We performed deep transcriptome sequencing on more than 220 invertebrate species, representing 9 metazoan phyla (Arthropoda, Annelida, Sipuncula, Mollusca, Nematoda, Platyhelminthes, Cnidaria, ...

Invertebrate numbers have decreased by 45 percent on average over a 35 year period in which the human population doubled, reports a study on the impact of humans on declining animal numbers. This ...

Much has been said about the loss of bird, mammal, reptile, and amphibian species around the world. By current estimates, at least 322 species have gone extinct in the last 500 years. And researchers ...

Since 2009, the Cambridge Conservation Initiative has coordinated an annual horizon scan, a well-established method for predicting which threats, changes, and technologies will have the biggest impact ...

One in five of the world’s invertebrate species are threatened with extinction, according to the latest report from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). From the checkerspot butterfly to the giant ...

Science Friday’s Dee Peterschmidt talks to the organizers of #InverteButtWeek about how it came together, their favorite invertebrate butt facts (like how sea cucumbers have anal teeth), and how you ...

Kylie Williams does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When French biologist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck set out to categorize ...

I was stunned to read this news release Monday: "The Smithsonian's National Zoo Invertebrate Exhibit, home to dozens of small aquatic and terrestrial species without backbones, will close to the ...

Imagine a giant millipede crawling along the jungle floor with a leggy, eight-foot-long body. Next, consider an oversized dragonfly that can stretch its wings to an incredible 28 inches across. This ...

In 2022, the staff of Science Friday came across a tweet that caught our attention, sent out by researcher Dr. Maureen Berg. hello does anyone know of any animal that has a few butts*? Like, more than ...