Nikolai Tatarnic pulls over at the side of a dirt track in outback Western Australia. He has spotted something that, to him, has great potential: a tree with stringy and loose bark. Dr Tatarnic starts ...

Scientists in Australia found an “assassin”-like creature covered in plant resin and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Tatarnic, Chacón, and Soley (2024) In a remote region of ...

There’s an assassin on the loose in Australia — but not the kind you might be thinking. As detailed in a recent study published in the journal Biology Letters, scientists have discovered a new type of ...

The two new “large” species were discovered in the central highlands and northern forests of Vietnam, according to a study. Khoi Do Unsplash In the evergreen forests of Vietnam, researchers scoured ...

A tiny new creature has been discovered in Australia that puts its prey in a sticky situation. The creature is a type of assassin bug that employs tools to hunt, an uncommon phenomenon in animals, ...

Evidence suggests that humans have used tools for millions of years and now a study reckons that assassin bugs use them too. Researchers from Macquarie University in Australia say the insects use a ...