Researchers recently discovered a second Hemiscorpius species in the Erbil Governorate of northern Iraq. It is the second ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The desert long-eared bat (Otonycteris hemprichii) is found in North Africa and the Middle East. Deserts are not easy places to ...

Scientists found a venomous animal hunting and burrowing in the San Joaquin Desert and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Jain, Forbes, Gorneau and Esposito (2023) Under the sweltering ...

I recently received a question about the use of technology in ecological research, which led to a discussion about blacklights. I wrote a column five years ago about a nighttime adventure in a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Under the sweltering sun of a California desert, a venomous creature sought shelter in an underground burrow. Occasionally, the ...