What makes a genus real? Scientists use tree bats to evaluate a testable '2 Sigma Genus Concept'

Dr. Amy Baird, Professor of Biology at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD), and her colleagues are seeking to change the attitude of biologists toward the meaning of taxonomic categories above ...

This Invasive Species Can Be 7-Feet Long and Are Described as ‘Modern Day Velociraptors’

If you care about Florida’s native turtles, nesting birds, and wild spaces, this story will hit close to home. Nile monitor lizards — powerful, fast-moving carnivores that can grow up to 7 feet long ...

The 10 Most Destructive Invasive Animals in North America

What makes an animal invasive, and which species are causing the most destruction across North America? A species is ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A New, Endemic Tree Species Discovered in an Indigenous Area is Already Threatened

Botanists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) named the new species, Clusia nanophylla, because of the tiny size of the leaves, the smallest within the genus. This species has only ...
WUSF Public Media

Not a petting zoo: Researchers track Burmese pythons with South Florida congresswoman

When it comes to tackling invasive species in South Florida, it's not just about spotting and removing. A group of University ...