New Species News

Scientists have discovered nine new deep-sea sponge species in the Gulf of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, bringing the total known species in Alaska to 232. T

An Ecuador biologist searching cloud forests for a book unexpectedly discovered a new species of snake.

An amateur naturalist's online photograph on iNaturalist led to the discovery and formal description of a new hoverfly species, Monoceromyia ndidiae, found in V

A new saxicolous lichen species, Buellia maharajensis, has been discovered thriving on rock surfaces at an elevation of 1,351 meters in Kerala's Mathikettan Sho

Scientists have discovered a new species of fungus in giant panda poop, confirmed by DNA analysis.

Ho-Yeung Chan accidentally discovered a new species of sea slug that is smaller than a grain of rice.

एक टिकटॉक वीडियो के माध्यम से वैज्ञानिकों ने बिहार और नेपाल की सीमा पर गंगा के मैदानी इलाकों के नीचे एक नई अंधी, पारदर्शी और पसलियों रहित मछली प्रजाति 'गंगाचथिस

Scientists have discovered 31 new species in the ocean's midwater zone, including nine new types of jellyfish.

A professor from Delhi University has discovered three new species of frogs, one of which was named after a social worker in Kerala.

Costa Rica's newly discovered 'coffee frog,' a dark green-spotted amphibian less than 4 centimeters long, faces threats from farm pesticides in San Lorenzo de T

One of the most significant collections of UK Jurassic fossils, comprising 318 specimens including potential new species, has been sold to a museum in Abu Dhabi

A new seahorse species has been named after UBC professor Amanda Vincent, recognizing her global leadership in seahorse research, conservation, and policy.

Scientists have discovered a new genus of eyeless cavefish that had been hidden for decades.

Scientists have identified a new species of deep-reef fish from a specimen collected in 2006 off South Australia, which had been misidentified and stored in a m

Cristian Lucañas, known as the "Cockroach Lord" and the only entomologist specializing in cockroaches in the Philippines, has discovered multiple new species, o

Researchers in Kerala have identified a new species of seahorse, named after marine biologist Amanda Vincent, which was discovered in fish bycatch at the Tutico

Scientists have discovered seven new species of diamond frogs in Madagascar, highlighting the island's rich, undocumented biodiversity. This discovery, made usi

Scientists have discovered a new beetle genus named after One Piece's Luffy, characterized by its unusually long body parts.

A new species of damselfly, the first new Lestes species from the region since 1929, has been discovered in Kerala's Western Ghats.

Scientists in Germany have identified a new 150-million-year-old flying reptile species, named Laueropterus vitriolus, from a nearly complete fossil found in fo

A 125-million-year-old dinosaur fossil discovered in China reveals preserved skin, strange spikes, and represents a previously unknown species.

Scientists have finally identified a monkey species, known locally as "Likweli" or "kasaba nkoni," that had puzzled them for nearly two decades. This newly iden

A new monkey species, notable for its orange lips, has been identified, marking only the fifth new African monkey species discovered in the last 75 years.

Researchers have announced the discovery of three new species of rare jumping spiders.