A mysterious tusked animal depicted in South African rock art might portray an ancient species preserved as fossils in the same region, according to a new study.

Sep. 16, 2024 — Scientists have discovered a new species of fish, the 'grumpy dwarfgoby'. Found among coral reefs in the Red Sea, it has large canines and a fierce expression, even though it is ...

So many places on Earth still remain a mystery to us, even after all this time — but researchers are often discovering new species. Better access to genetic testing, as well as technological ...

Some of the 126 species on their list haven’t been photographed or recorded in more than century Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent A species that was previously considered lost, the black-naped ...

But there's more to this unexpected mutualistic relationship than that. These species of spider and frog have been found in the same area, and even share the same burrows. The frogs use the ...

On scales ranging anywhere from hundreds to millions of years depending on the organism, one or more of these processes eventually results in a distinct population becoming a new species. There’s no ...

On the freezing waves of the Southern Ocean around Antarctica, researchers aboard the ARSV Laurence M. Gould dropped a trawling net into the water. They were hoping to catch zooplankton, but when ...

Scientists found a “large”-headed animal in a burrow under some rocks in Thailand and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Wanchai, Rujirawan, Murdoch, Aksornneam, Promnun ...

The journey ends with modern humans as the only surviving human species in the world today. Along the way, visitors can see star specimens from the Museum collections, and get to grips with some of ...

A monthlong survey of mountain ecosystems in the remote seas of the southeastern Pacific Ocean has not only turned up a never-before-seen seamount but also revealed many species of sea life ...