While filming a National Geographic TV show, a team of scientists in the Amazon discovered a new species of giant anaconda.

Researchers discovered a new-to-science mammal hiding in plain sight—in Idaho, in fact. See the cute species here.

A Big Bend National Park volunteer came across a unique plant last March, and it was a new species. See it here.

A new study details how scientists in Hawaii used a drone to pluck a rare flower from a remote cliff and then realized it was a new species.

Humans know about all the huge venomous snakes in the world, right? Maybe not. New research identifies new species of king cobra.

Scientists have described a new species of mountain pit viper, a venomous snake that inflates itself to appear scarier.

A sea squirt with a panda face lives off the coast of Japan, and scientists have discovered it’s a new species.

Orcas are truly the ocean’s top predators. Have scientists discovered a new orca species? A new paper makes a compelling case.

A camper spotted what looked like bird poop, but it wasn’t. It was a fuzzy beetle. In fact, it was an entirely new species of fuzzy beetle.

A newly discovered species of ancient amphibian has been named after Kermit the Frog. Here’s more about the discovery.