A strange mushroom-shaped deep sea animal found off the coast of Australia are unlike anything else known in the modern world.
A new mouse-like species of mammal discovered in the remote deserts of southwestern Africa is found to share more of its DNA with elephants, sea cows, and aardvarks than mice or true shrews.
Researchers in Indonesia have discovered a colourful new species of bird, but warned that the pace of development could threaten…
A tree-dwelling carnivorous mammal, a single-celled protist that acts like a sponge, and a sea anemone that lives under an Antarctic glacier are among the species identified as the top 10 species discovered last year by the SUNY-ESF International Institute for Species Exploration (IISE).
A bright purple jellyfish with multiple mouths that was discovered washed up on a beach in Queensland, Australia may be a new species, say scientists.