New Species

The experiment also led to the team discovering a new species of worm.

Discovery comes 74 years after evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr predicted fewer than 100 bird species were left to be discovered in the whole world.

The arachnid belongs to a genus, or group of species, known as Loxosceles—which are commonly referred to as recluse spiders, violin spiders, brown spiders, fiddle-backs or reapers.

"I chose this name as I am immensely impressed with the work of this young campaigner," the scientist behind the naming said.

The new species is unique to New Guinea—the world's second-largest island.

Researchers announce there are three different species of electric eel, 250 years after first being found.

The tiny critters could perch on your thumbnail.

Dr. Paul Nathanson was speaking to The Laura Ingraham Podcast about transhumanism.

Despite just being discovered, the new species is already thought to be at risk of extinction.

Sustainable construction firm EnviroBuild paid $25,000 for the right to name the amphibian at an auction hosted by the U.S.-based non-profit environmental organization Rainforest Trust.

Years of intensive fieldwork and meticulous museum study have revealed the new species in a case of mistaken identity.

The dinosaur lived around 85 million years ago.

Scientists fear they may never identify its species now that the dinosaur is in private hands.

The critters are particularly sensitive to other insects—and nosey researchers.

A new study investigated a zone of the ocean where life is so different from the regions above and below that an entirely new category is required to describe it.

It's related to an extremely deadly spider, but it's in its own genus and, thankfully, its venom isn't toxic enough to kill a human.

When the crocs reach their full size, they become trapped inside the caves for the rest of their lives.

The flight speed of these bats has posed difficulties for researchers wishing to study them.

There's no other way to access these unexplored areas than to strap on your scuba tanks and jump in.

The pollywog was even bigger than the arachnid.

Scientists have a new way of tracking hundreds of new species.

It was in the deepest sea trench on earth.

A single bird grandfathered an entire new species on this remote island.

Before, there were six nonhuman great apes. Today there are seven.

This giant rat is gold-colored, a foot and a half long, and was just a rumor among scientists for decades.

The Illacme tobini millipede has 414 legs and four gonopods—the millipede equivalents of penises.

The creature has an entirely new type of hair covering its body.

Unfortunately the animal is already considered critically endangered.

It can now be found at more than a dozen spots throughout the state.

The fish has specialized teeth for grinding seeds.