From a butterfly shaped by 40,000 years of isolation to creatures 1,400 feet below the sea, scientists uncovered thousands of ...

About 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out on a bold quest: to identify and name every living organism on ...

A new study shows scientists are discovering new species faster than ever, revealing Earth still holds vast unknown ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study.

Over 70 new species, from insects to dinosaurs, were identified in 2025 by combining fieldwork, museum collections, and ...

Researchers retrieved reef monitoring devices that had been placed in deep coral reefs in Guam. The devices were placed up to 330 feet below the surface.

The Philadelphia Zoo's animal population grew by leaps and bounds this year. The big picture: The zoo is readying upgrades for 2026, including the Carey Bear Country facility — a dedicated den space ...

Deep-sea mining trials revealed significant but localized biodiversity loss in one of the planet’s least explored ecosystems.

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

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

The kiwi is New Zealand's most iconic bird. Round and fuzzy, the bird is flightless and has a long beak that makes it adorable or awkward, depending on who you ask. New Zealanders are even known as ...

The Salisbury Zoo is welcoming two new female axolotls, a type of aquatic salamander. Several habitats, including those for the Canada Lynx and American Flamingos, have been renovated. Oddball, a ...