From fruit flies that bite to a tiny mouse opossum and a feathered dinosaur preserved with the remains of its last meal, more ...

Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and their partners reveal their pick of the top 10 plants and fungi named new to science in 2024. From marzipan-scented lianas to an entirely new genus ...

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

There are roughly 2.5 million known species on the planet, but scientists estimate that's only a fraction of the biodiversity on Earth. A new study shows we're finding new species like never before.

In the mountains of southern Brazil, a frog just over a centimeter long lives in the leaf litter of the forest floor. It is ...

Decades after it was first found in Japan, a crustacean species with unique black-and-white coloring resembling a panda has been confirmed to be new to science. Decades after it was first found in ...

The question of what defines a species has vexed scientists across the ages, particularly in conservation, where decisions require a firm understanding of biodiversity. When you purchase through links ...

Two new studies published Thursday (June 23) in the journal Science found that turtles and tortoises have remarkably slow rates of aging. In captivity, without the stress of finding food and avoiding ...

Initially mistaken for one of its close relatives, a group of small, spiky mammals in eastern China has now been identified as a new species: the eastern forest hedgehog. Researchers first scooped up ...

The RSC is working to restore lost and damaged species across the globe. This includes the restoration of rare, threatened, endangered, and keystone species, as well as the management of invasive ...

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