From a butterfly shaped by 40,000 years of isolation to creatures 1,400 feet below the sea, scientists uncovered thousands of ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study.

Researchers have identified over 70 new species, from ancient dinosaurs to living mammals and insects preserved in amber ...

As companies search underwater for resources, scientists are taking inventory of the ocean-dwelling creatures that could be ...

The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species ...

Over 70 new species, from insects to dinosaurs, were identified in 2025 by combining fieldwork, museum collections, and ...

Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, ...

In paleoanthropology, a rare, nearly-complete skeleton can rewrite entire chapters of the human origin story. The “Little ...

Photis Gaitanos’ rough fingers adroitly untangle the venomous spikes of a lionfish from a net, throwing the exotic-looking ...

Overharvesting has raised conservation concerns for a widely foraged plant, but researchers say that better genetic insights ...

An international team discovered new types of butterflies that lay hidden in plain sight at the Natural History Museum.

In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or ...