Genetic differentiation in the soil-feeding termite Cubitermes sp. affinis subarquatus: occurrence of cryptic species revealed by nuclear and mitochondrial markers
Soil-feeding termites are particularly interesting models for studying the effects of fragmentation, a natural or anthropic phenomenon described as promoting genetic differentiation.

Deep mtDNA divergences indicate cryptic species in a fig-pollinating wasp
The authors studied variation in 71 fig-pollinating wasps from across the large geographic range of Ficus rubiginosa in Australia.

Cryptic animal species are homogeneously distributed among taxa and biogeographical regions
Cryptic species are two or more distinct but morphologically similar species that were classified as a single species.

Man eating badgers terrorise Iraqi city of Basra
A seriously weird, some have even said scary rumour has popped up, claiming giant man-eating badgers have been released by British troops in the port city or Basra

Two new Big Cat sightings near London
The infamous big cats of Buckinghamshire and Bexleyheath have been spotted again this summer.

Possible sighting of Yangtze River dolphin?
Less than a month after the Baiji (Yangtze River dolphin) was declared “technically” extinct, a new sighting promises hope for one of the worlds most endangered species.

Cryptozoology - The evidence of creatures whose existence is uncertain
The evidence of creatures whose existence is uncertain is studied by cryptozoology, a science researching presumable proof of animals considered extinct or out of this world

Mothman - Alien from another world, or a being from the spiritual realm
More than a film or the 12 foot tall, stainless steel sculpture on display in downtown Point Pleasant in West Virginia, Mothman is a strange creature seen in the United States between November 1966 and November 1967

Chupacabra - One of the most frightening creatures of Cryptozoology
The Chupacabra is one of the most recent creatures of cryptozoology, first seen during the early 1990s in Puerto Rico.

Bigfoot - It always stays just outside the range of scientific proof
One of the most widespread and controversial creatures of dubious existence is Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, in reference to a hairy, bipedal hominid being.