And they find one: a female green anaconda about 16 to 17 feet long, “pure muscle.” The Waorani secure the giant ...

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study. And the trend shows no sign of slowing with scientists predicting that the ...

Among the approximately 16,000 new species described every year, roughly 6,000 are insects. Pictured here is a lanternfly from India. About 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out on a ...

About 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out on a bold quest: to identify and name every living organism on Earth. Now celebrated as the father of modern taxonomy, he developed the ...

In London, the Natural History Museum released its 2025 list of newly described species, formally adding 262 plants and ...

Scientists described several new species this past year, including a tiny marsupial, a Himalayan bat, an ancient tree, a giant manta ray, a bright blue butterfly and a fairy lantern, to name a few.

Scientists uncovered thousands of new species in 2025, from deep-sea oddities to rare mountain dwellers. As the butterflies, frogs, and sea creatures made headlines, they spurred new action for ...