In 2019, three botanists exploring a mountain range in Tanzania made an exciting find.
A new-to-science caterpillar lives in spiderwebs and decorates itself with discarded bits of spider prey.
A new study reveals that there are actually 3 species of funnel-web spiders in the Sydney and Newcastle area of Australia.
A giant anaconda, a vampire hedgehog, and a tiger cat were among the new species named by science in 2024.
This tiny frog can fit on your fingertip and leap 32 times its size!
Scientists on an ocean expedition to the Southeast Pacific discovered a new underwater mountain and up to 100 new species, including fantastical and rare creatures.
The biodiversity rich Udzungwa Mountains of south-central Tanzania are a good place to find species of animals that have never been described by science before.
The clouded tiger cat is small cat that lives in high-altitude cloud forests in Central and South America.
Amateur naturalists are helping to discover new species of mushrooms in Sri Lanka. Learn how!
Meet the world’s largest waterlily and other new species described in 2022!
Earth is a fantastic place. There are so many species of plants, animals, and fungi that we know about. And there are so many more left to discover! Meet some newly discovered and described species: a tapir frog that looks like a real chocolate frog…
Chocolate frogs are an important part of the diet of young wizards and witches at Hogwarts. You can also buy chocolate frogs if you visit a Harry Potter theme park. A team of scientists exploring the peatlands of the Amazon rainforest in Peru found chocolate frogs…