Despite all the research done over the years, new animal species are being found every year, 2024 included. Here are a few of ...

A mysterious snake, hidden in plain sight for decades, has finally revealed its true identity, leaving researchers both ...

These crayfish –also called crawfish or crawdads–are native to New Guinea. Their cool hues have made them popular aquarium ...

LIMA, Peru (WKRC) - Researchers on an expedition in Peru discovered 27 animal species previously unknown ... an adaptation for aquatic life. Other new mammals identified by the team include ...

A cute fuzzy beetle, a sea squirt that looks like a cross between a panda and a zebra, and a piranha-like fish that's vegetarian: These are just a few of the new species formally identified in 2024.

But new discoveries suggest that "humans were existing alongside these animals for at least 10,000 years, without making them go extinct." Some of the most tantalizing clues come from an ...

This creature's large fangs earned it the name Hylomys macarong, or vampire hedgehog – a new species of soft-furred hedgehog identified in 2024 (Credit: Alexei V Abramov) Thousands of new ...

Far from its home in Indonesia, a brightly colored creature moved around in an aquarium. Scientists peered into the tank, ...

An international team of scientists has uncovered a fascinating piece of the evolutionary puzzle: how the ventral nerve cord, a key component of the central nervous system, evolved in ecdysozoan ...

But new discoveries suggest that “humans were existing alongside these animals for at least 10,000 years, without making them go extinct.” Some of the most tantalizing clues come from an ...

Every year, scientists add thousands of new species to the scientific record, and here to talk through some of the coolest discoveries is NPR's science correspondent, Jonathan Lambert. Hey ...

From the depths of the Pacific Ocean to the mountains of Vietnam, thousands of weird and wonderful new plants, animals and fungi have been discovered all over the world this year. Whether they are ...