Excitement as scientists discover first new species of wild cat in a century
SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED a new species of wild cat for the first time in more than a century,…
A “New” Penguin Species Has Been Discovered on One of Earth’s Most Remote Islands
Gentoo penguins. Credit: Claudia Ulloa Genetic research revealed four distinct gentoo penguin species, including a newly identified species…
Scientists Uncover New Plant Species Hidden in Plain Sight for More Than 100 Years
Phebalium banyabba. Credit: Paul Sheringham A plant misidentified for more than a century has been named as a…
Scientists Just Found a Smiling “Happy-Face” Spider in the Himalayas
Cephalothorax of female holotype of T. himalayana sp. nov. Credit: Devi Priyadarshini and Ashirwad Tripathy For more than…
The time of day and not just the power dictate how solar storms affect Earth’s ionosphere
Scientists have discovered that the local time a solar storm strikes the Earth is just as critical as…
Scientists Discover Strange New Spider Species That Disguises Itself as a Fungus
Taczanowskia waska, the newly discovered spider species. Credit: Díaz-Guevara Scientists have discovered a new spider species in Ecuador’s…
New species of venomous box jellyfish discovered off the coast of Sentosa
SINGAPORE – Researchers from Singapore and Japan have discovered a new species of box jellyfish near Sentosa, and…
New Crocodile Cousin Discovered After 210 Million Years Hidden in Stone
210 million years ago, Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa (left) is disturbed by Hesperosuchus agilis (right) near a Coelophysis carcass at…
Scientists Discover Mysterious Creature Living in the Great Salt Lake – and It Exists Nowhere Else on Earth
A stark landscape of the Great Salt Lake at low water levels. The lake’s extreme environment is home…
Scientists Discover Tiny New Spider That Hunts Prey 6x Its Size
Pikelinia floydmuraria, male paratype. Credit: Leonardo Delgado-Santa Scientists discovered a tiny wall-dwelling spider that preys on common urban…
24 new species found in ocean zone eyed for battery metals mining
Scientists discovered 24 new species of tiny crustaceans and an entirely new evolutionary branch from a deep…
Scientists Uncover 500-Million-Year-Old Species Hiding In Plain Sight In South Korea
A new species of chiton — a tiny, armored marine mollusk from a lineage roughly 500 million years…