Researchers retrieved reef monitoring devices that had been placed in deep coral reefs in Guam. The devices were placed up to 330 feet below the surface.

A new study shows scientists are discovering new species faster than ever, revealing Earth still holds vast unknown ...

From a butterfly shaped by 40,000 years of isolation to creatures 1,400 feet below the sea, scientists uncovered thousands of ...

Far below the waves, where sunlight never reaches, scientists keep finding sharks that make their own light. The newest arrival is a pocket-sized predator that glows in the dark, a fresh species that ...

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas – A new plant species has been discovered at Big Bend National Park, the park announced in a news release Monday. In March 2024, two staff members found tiny plants ...

Species discovery rates are accelerating, not declining. A new study shows 2020 broke records for new species descriptions, ...

Scientists found a “long”-headed creature with a “sickle-shaped” mouth in a river of South Africa and discovered a new species, a study said. Google Street ...

Diatom taxonomy continues to evolve as researchers integrate morphological, molecular and ultrastructural techniques to resolve long‐standing ambiguities in species delimitation. Advances in ...

Two new snake eel species discovered in Vietnamese waters, one with "robust" teeth and one with "sharp" teeth, were detailed in a research article published in the zoological journal ZooKeys on March ...

Say hello to the wooly devil. The type of sunflower is a new plant species, identified in Big Bend National Park in Texas. Ovicula biradiata, as it is formally known, is especially notable for being ...