Solitary bee species are major pollinators of wild plants, and there are over 1,500 species in the Megachile genus alone.

Researchers from around the world have made a very cool toad-related discovery. They identified three previously unknown ...

For centuries, biologists have used taxonomy to sort living things into groups based on appearance, behavior and other perceptions of identity. They have christened plants and animals with binomials ...

A Japanese teenager discovers a new species of jellyfish in a bay, Orchistoma integrale, extending the habitat of this genus.

After identifying 33 new trapdoor spider species in the U.S. Southwest, one Auburn University arachnologist went on a binge of naming spiders after celebrities. The species genus, Aptostichus, already ...

A coalition of international researchers has found a remarkable treasure trove of new species in the icy depths of the southern Atlantic Ocean.

Genitals under the microscope: seven new species of frog-like insect discovered - The leafhoppers were discovered during ...

Researchers have newly described three extremely rare species of toad that leapfrog over the egg-to-tadpole stage and give birth to toadlets.