Academy researchers identified 72 species new to science in 2025, including the newly recognized Galápagos lava heron, a shy deep-sea fish, and a rare sunflower relative found in a U.S. national park.

With fewer than 60 White-bellied Herons left globally, a collaborative effort between Professor Satoshi Shimano's team from Japan and the White-bellied Heron Conservation Center, the Royal Society for ...