Nature : Science World Report

Jun 25, 2015 01:05 PM EDT

Rare Egg Discovered to Belong to Endangered Jerdon's Courser with DNA Analysis

Researchers may have unearthed the egg of an extremely rare species-in a museum drawer. Scientists have found an egg from a plover-like species that may be one of a kind.

Jun 25, 2015 12:02 PM EDT

Dinosaur Discovered in Africa is a New Species of Sauropodomorph

Researchers may have discovered a new species of dinosaur. They've uncovered a 200-million-year old specimen that they've now named Sefapanosaurus.

Jun 25, 2015 08:57 AM EDT

Parrot Brains Reveal Why Birds are Great at Imitating Human Speech

Scientists may have discovered why parrots are so good at imitating sounds. They've uncovered key structural differences in the brains of parrots that may explain the birds' ability to imitate human speech.

Jun 25, 2015 08:16 AM EDT

New Species of Yeti Crab Discovered Near Hydrothermal Vents in Antarctica

Researchers have finally described the first species of Yeti Crab from hydrothermal vent systems from the East Scotia Ridge in the Southern Ocean. The findings reveal a bit more about these strange species.

Jun 25, 2015 07:42 AM EDT

Large Hydrogen Cloud 'Bleeds' from Neptune-Sized Exoplanet

Astronomers have discovered a nearby, Neptune-sized planet "bleeding" away its atmosphere.

Jun 25, 2015 06:47 AM EDT

Hallucigenia Worm was a Bizarre, Spiked, Sea Creature of Nightmares

Scientists have uncovered a strange, otherworldly creature that once lived half a billion years ago. This nightmarish, work-like animal had legs, spikes and a head difficult to distinguish from its tail.

Jun 24, 2015 10:00 AM EDT

IUCN Red List Update: 22,000 Species Threatened with Extinction

More and more species are becoming at risk for extinction. The IUCN Red List now includes 77,340 assessed species, of which 22,784 are threatened with extinction.

Jun 24, 2015 09:23 AM EDT

Rodents Evolve to Nightmarish Proportions on Islands

Researchers have analyzed size data for rodents worldwide and have found that rodents are 17 times more likely to evolve to nightmarish proportions on islands than elsewhere.

Jun 24, 2015 06:35 AM EDT

Medical Cannabis May be Stronger or Weaker Than Expected: Marijuana Edibles Unregulated

Researchers have found that the vast majority of edible cannabis products sold in medical marijuana dispensaries carried labels that either overstated or understated the amount of THC in the products.

Jun 24, 2015 09:24 AM EDT

'Dracula Ants' Discovered Underground in Madagascar: New Species Revealed

Researchers have uncovered six new species of subterranean "Dracula" ants that hunt underground. The aggressive species prey on other species with their dagger-like teeth.

Jun 23, 2015 10:01 AM EDT

Jurassic Dinosaur Tracks Reconstructed to Reveal the Path They Traveled to Remote Islands

Scientists may understand the paths that dinosaurs took a bit better. Researchers have reconstructed the footprints of carnivorous dinosaurs and have discovered what route that they took 154 million years ago.

Jun 23, 2015 08:57 AM EDT

Climate Change Health Risk May Cause Huge Issues for U.S. Healthcare in the Future

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report quantifying the vast economic, health, and environmental benefits that reducing global carbon pollution will have on the United States.