The discovery of Ichthyophis yangi, a limbless caecilian amphibian, is the second known species of its kind in the country ...

A new species of a prehistoric fish was discovered in Socorro County.The "demon-toothed" fish was found to be living more than 300 million years ago. It was uncovered by a research associate from ...

Lophoturus sineprocessus, as the new species is named, belongs to an order of millipedes commonly found foraging under bark, ...

Scientists found an “aggressive” creature with scars and parasites in the Brazil highlands and discovered a new species, a study said. Screengrab from a YouTube video shared by Júlio Ettore ...

Scientists bought a popular clawed animal from a pet trader and discovered a new species from Indonesia, a study said. Photo from Y K yokeboy via Unsplash Far from its home in Indonesia ...

Dec. 30, 2024 — A new species of black, slender moray eel has chosen the road less traveled, thriving in dim and muddy river mouths, unlike most of its marine relatives. It is found across the ...

A team of Chinese researchers have identified a new species of dendrobium, a genus of orchids known locally as shihu, in Ya'an, Sichuan province. The discovery was published recently in the ...

Freshwater environments, though covering just 1% of Earth's surface, host over 10% of known species. However ... Of the animal groups investigated in the new study, the highest threat levels ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research ... of its animal species, said ...