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…
New spider discovered in Queensland uses ‘ballista’ web to trap prey
A bizarre species of spider from the remote rainforests of Far North Queensland springs a nasty surprise when…
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…
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 just discovered the Snuffleupagus of the sea
Over the past century, scientists have discovered all manner of weird and charismatic creatures on Australia’s Great Barrier…
Ocean Census project discovers 1,121 new species of ocean life around the world in one year
Thousands of previously unknown species have been discovered lurking and thriving in our oceans, as part of a…
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…
Scientists discover half-tonne, 15ft giant crocodile that hunted our ancestor ‘Lucy’
Scientists have discovered a new species of giant prehistoric crocodile that would have weighed half a tonne, grown…
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…
California scientists discovered dozens of strange species in 2025
On a late night in the Philippines, zoologist Terry Gosliner slipped into the waters of a sandy harbor,…
Scientists stunned after discovering unique new species along US coast: ‘Absolutely beautiful’
New species are discovered all the time. While some are found in the most remote parts of the…