European wine grapes have their genetic roots in western Asia

All present day cattle descend from one giant, extinct ancestor: the aurochs. This giant bovine had a wide range, including areas like North America, Europe, and Asia. and they survived until relatively recently, with European examples in existence as late as 1627.

Fire and ice: The puzzling link between western wildfires and Arctic sea ice

The first true millipede: new species with more than 1,000 legs discovered in Western Australia