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.

When you think of frogs, teeth don’t usually come to mind. A newly discovered species has fangs, plus some other unique characteristics.

Scientists come across “new” species more often than you might think. Here are some animal species that are new to science as of 2023.

As 2023 comes to an end, let’s take a look back at some of the most exciting plant and fungal discoveries made in the United States.

There’s a lot we don’t know about the deep sea. Last week, scientists aboard the E/V Nautilus, a 68-meter (223-foot) research vessel equipped with ROVs (remotely-operated vehicles) that deploy and explore the deep, came across a creature they’d never seen before. The creature, a pulsating orange sea jelly, appears to have three yellow tentacles coming [...]

Scientists summited the Wei-Assipu-tepui mountain in Brazil and discovered a mysterious new animal species carrying its babies on its back. Researcher Philippe J.R. Kok published the discovery of the creature on May 25 in the Zoological Letters journal. Kok embarked on a biological escapade to the mystical “small sandstone table-top mountain” of Wei-Assipu-tepui to explore [...]