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Scientists discover dozens of new species including fluorescent spider, during remote Angola expedition

An estimated one million plant and animal species are on the brink of extinction, with only 1.5 million of the world's estimated 8.7 million species currently identified

New species of blue octopus discovered 5,900 feet underwater

The new species, named Microeledone galapagensis, has a blue hue, which is believed to be the rarest color in nature.

New Species Documented This Spring at Pine Island

From the banks of Currituck Sound to extensive grassy marshes, old duck impoundments, and upland maritime forests, Pine Island is home to globally rare habitat that continues to re...

New animals discovered in Cambodian caves

Scientists have discovered at least 11 new species in Cambodia’s karst ecosystems — dramatic landscapes of caves and rocks that create isolated habitats. These new species, as well...

Marine Biologists Discover 31 Potential New Species in Just 2 Weeks at Sea

An advanced research vessel off the coast of Brazil has ID’ed a new cousin to crabs and lobsters, nine new jellyfish, and two gigantic single-celled organisms visible to the naked...

31 New Species Found off Brazil Reveal a Fragile World in the Ocean’s Midwater

Learn how shipboard DNA sequencing, 3D imaging, and deep-sea tools helped researchers identify delicate ocean animals within days.

Scientists discover a ‘remarkable’ new monkey species with orange lips and a froglike roar

The new species, Colobus congoensis, may already be endangered

New golf-ball sized blue octopus species now identified in the Galapagos

While on a deep-sea expedition in the Galapagos in 2015, scientists found a golf-ball sized, short-armed blue octopus. In a recent study, they confirmed that it’s new to science. T...

Scientists Uncover New Plant Species Hidden in Plain Sight for More Than 100 Years

A plant misidentified for more than a century has been named as a distinct and threatened species in northeastern NSW. For more than a century, a bright pink flowering shrub in nor...

Ocean Census Uncovers 1,121 New Marine Species From Sea Caves to Deep Trenches

Learn how the Ocean Census discovered 1,121 new marine species, from deep-sea “ghost sharks” to carnivorous sponges, while accelerating the race to document ocean life.

New bird species found in Kagoshima

TOKYO >> A new bird species has been confirmed in Japan for the first time in 45 years.

A Whole New Species of Giant Dinosaur Has Just Been Identified

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‘Chock full of incredible animals’: marine expedition uncovers 31 new species in two weeks

Experts worked in ocean midwater off Brazil at near-record speeds thanks to cutting-edge techA marine biology expedition in international waters off the coast of Brazil has discove...

A Tiny Bright-Blue Octopus Found in the Galápagos Is Completely New to Science

A newly discovered tiny blue octopus from the Galápagos is a striking reminder that the deep ocean still holds countless secrets. The Galápagos Islands, located off the coast of Ec...

A New Species of Tiny Octopus Was Discovered in the Galápagos Islands

An octopus about the size of a golf ball was first spotted in 2015 near Darwin Island. A new study gives it both a formal description and a name.

Scientists discover over 1,100 new marine species in landmark Ocean Census

Scientists have discovered 1,121 new marine species in a single year, marking a significant step forward in efforts to document life in the world’s oceans.

New bat and bird species found on Green Island

Himalayan pangolin emerges as distinct species, 189 years after first described

KATHMANDU — The animal Brian Houghton Hodgson saw looked almost like a pangolin, but it didn’t tick all the boxes. It had amor-like scales from head to tail, just as the French zoo...

Meet Earth’s Newest Monkey. (And Check Out Its Orange Lips.)

It is only the fifth new African monkey identified as a new species in the past 75 years.

Ghost shark, carnivorous sponge among 1,000+ newly discovered marine species

The third year of a global Ocean Census has revealed 1,121 potentially new-to-science marine species, including a worm that lives inside a “glass castle,” a ghost shark, and a carn...

Museum DNA unmasks new Himalayan pit vipers, study says

For more than 160 years, the Himalayan pit viper was believed to be a single species, found across the Himalayas in Pakistan, India and Nepal. Now, a new study revealed this snake...

31 Otherworldly New Deep-Sea Species Photographed with Cutting-Edge Camera Technology

Scientists discovered and photographed 31 new deep-sea species -- typically too delicate to document -- in a matter of days using cutting-edge camera technology. [Read More]

Africa: Dozens of New Species Found in One of Africa's Last Biodiversity Blank Spots

[Daily Maverick] A major survey of Angola's remote Lisima plateau has uncovered species unknown to science, including new dragonflies, grasshoppers, moths and butterflies, confirmi...

Tiny new marsupial species, not seen in two decades, confirmed from museum specimens

Researchers have confirmed a new-to-science species of marsupial in Australia’s Northern Territory. The tiny mouse-like carnivore has been named the Arnhem Plateau planigale (Plani...