A recent article in the New York Times looks at the conundrum that is DNA and genes, and explores how the scientists of today are trying to understand and redefine our accepted definitions and theories.

Amazon Indians from one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes have been photographed from the air, with images released showing them painted bright red and brandishing bows and arrows. The photographs, taken by Survival International near the border between Brazil and Peru, are rare evidence that such groups exist. [via Reuters]
Survival International is a group [...]

Despite all our technological advancements as a species, we still know very little about the other creatures that we share the planet with. Arizona State Universities International Institute for Species Exploration has recently published a list of their top 10 newly discovered species. Most of the additions are new genus and species (a different type [...]

The BBC has created a website, World on the Move, that uses Google Maps to track animal migrations across the planet. The layout and information is impressive, and they say it will only get better as more data is added to the system (including user sightings).