Seven new species of a distinctive frog-like insect have been discovered by a scientist from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) ...

Deep in the high rainforest of Uganda, seven tiny frog-shaped insects have added an unexpected chapter to the story of life ...

Beavers are making a comeback in Oregon. No, we’re not talking about the beleaguered OSU football team—but the fuzzy, ...

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

Some scientists looking to preserve vulnerable species have turned to a controversial technique: synthetic biology. This ...

New species of finless eel discovered, Apterichtus kanniyakumari, off the coast of Tamil Nadu, revealing hidden biodiversity.

New species of bat, Pipistrellus etula, on Bioko Island, bringing the total number of known species worldwide to 1,500.

A fter 55 years missing from the Karakum Desert, it was suspected that the Turkestan long-eared bat ( Plecotus turkmenicus) ...

A global review of tiny sea animals called foraminifera has identified 57 new living species, including three from NZ waters.

Archivists who work in museums must be very bored. Who would think of placing taxidermied specimens from 1922 under ...

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. — A new-to-science species of ancient shark was recently discovered in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. The small shark named Clavusodens mcginnisi, or “McGinnis’ nail tooth,” ...

Humans don’t need to blast off into space to find some truly alien-looking wonders. The deepest depths of our ocean are like ...