Australia is home to a unique bunch of native land mammals, such as koalas, wombats and wallabies. These furballs evolved in isolation on this island continent and have become Australian symbols. But ...

A fossilized Caribbean dirt ant, Basiceros enana, preserved in Dominican amber, reveals the species ancient range and ...

Gunter’s own museum collection receives newly identified insects multiple times throughout the year, but it's still uncommon ...

For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world's smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados ...

Ecuador’s Isla de la Plata should be a bucket-list destination for wildlife lovers on a budget, offering opportunities to see ...

A 16-million-year-old amber fossil from the Dominican Republic reveals Basiceros enana, the smallest known predator ant. The ...

A newly discovered 16-million-year-old fossil of an elusive “dirt ant” preserved in Dominican amber has stunned scientists and reshaped our understanding of ant evolution. The study, published in the ...