Kit Prendergast discovered the bee while surveying a critically endangered wildflower and was drawn to the insect's unique ...

The "Lucifer" bee, or Megachile lucifer, was discovered 2019 in the Goldfields region of western Australia. DNA testing ...

A new native bee species with tiny devil-like "horns" named Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer has been discovered in Western ...

Yahoo News had a rare peek inside the animals' enclosure, as the scheme was launched. See the incredible pictures and video.

There is conclusive evidence that Crocidura trichura populations declined dramatically since 1900. In fact, some suspected it ...

“The taxonomist who describes a new species gets to name it,” Prendergast tells Jennifer Hassan at the Washington Post. After ...

University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers are part of a study that used modern thermal drone technology to uncover thriving ...

Two recently examined fossils suggest that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for ...

As cities expand and forests shrink, wildlife corridors are becoming vital escape routes, quietly helping endangered animals reclaim their paths to survival. Here are five to explore.

The female bee's upward-pointing horns could be used to access flowers, compete for resources, and defend nests, researchers ...