During the hike, researchers found several brown lizards lying very still under fallen trees. Intrigued, they took a closer ...

Sometimes plants are so similar to each other that the methods developed by 18th century scientist Carl Linnaeus for identifying species are not enough. Completely new species of daisies have been ...

Cao Bang crocodile newts are considered “medium”-sized, reaching over 5 inches in length, the study said. They have “stout” bodies with “rough” skin and rows of “knob-like warts.” Their heads are ...

"Everyone in the control room let out a loud 'Oooooh!' at the same time. We were all enchanted," a researcher said.

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma discovered a new species of mining bee, Andrena androfovea, in Oklahoma and Texas.

Researchers hope the "exquisitely preserved" fossil will cast new light on an enduring mystery in paleontology.

The enormous organism is bigger than a blue whale and made up of millions of genetically identical, tiny animals called ...

Scientists uncovered the "mystery mollusk," a strange glowing sea creature lurking in the ocean's midnight depths.

we were able to prepare the most complete description of a deep-sea animal ever made. We have invested more than 20 years in ...

Over half of Australia's animal and plant species experienced declines following the country's 2019-20 megafires, new research has found. The new research, published by Melbourne's Deakin University ...

Scientists think baby animals evolved to cry to alert their parents when in distress. Humans also shed a third type, ...

the team initially struggled to place this animal in a group,” a news release unveiling the new sea creature explained. But discovering an entirely new species 2,600 meters beneath the ocean’s surface ...