Search criteria
Information Types
-
News Headlines (122)
Date
Subjects
-
Global Taxonomy Initiative (122)
 |
> | KB | > | Results |
Search Results
The search was executed to find both database records and web content.News Headlines
#1344892022-05-16
Amazon deforestation threatens newly discovered fish species in Brazil
Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History researcher Murilo Pastana and his colleagues have discovered and described two new species of Amazonian fish—one with striking red-orange fins and the other so small it is technically considered a miniature fish species—in a paper published today, ...
News Headlines
#1340172022-04-12
'Extinct' orchid discovered hiding in plain sight
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, together with a team of scientists, have released a new scientific paper showing that the previously presumed extinct species called Prasophyllum morganii, commonly known as mignonette leek orchid, has in fact been hiding in plain sight.
News Headlines
#1339592022-04-11
Six new wētā species found in New Zealand, as their habitat slowly disappears
Six new alpine species of New Zealand’s most unusual and beloved insect – the wētā – have been discovered, but it is a bittersweet victory, with another piece of research describing the threat global heating poses for their snowy mountain habitat.
News Headlines
#1337202022-03-07
‘Prospect of existence’: Nameless grasshopper sparks taxonomic debate
What’s in a name? The curious case of a nameless grasshopper will tell you that there is more to a name than meets the eye.
News Headlines
#1336152022-03-01
Chocolate frog? New burrowing frog species unearthed in Amazon’s rare peatlands
A photo of an odd-looking amphibian drew attention on Twitter last week, where it was described as a “smooth lil fella”, compared to a melted tootsie roll candy, and likened to the chocolate frogs from Harry Potter.
News Headlines
#1336012022-02-28
Endangered, new to science orchid discovered in Ecuador with the help of a commercial nursery
An astounding new species of orchid has been discovered in the cloud rainforest of Northern Ecuador. Scientifically named Maxillaria anacatalina-portillae, the plant -- unique with its showy, intense yellow flowers -- was described by Polish orchidologists in collaboration with an Ecuadorian com ...
News Headlines
#1335442022-02-25
New species of octocoral: The jewel of Caloundra
Queensland Museum scientists have re-described a species of bright blue octocorals that can only be found on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
News Headlines
#1333992022-02-21
One fish, two fish: New goby species from the Philippines just dropped
Serendipity underlies some of the greatest scientific discoveries. And it was certainly at play in 2015 when a team of biologists stopped off to relax at a popular waterfall on the Philippine island of Palawan after spending a long day surveying nearby streams to document the island’s freshwater ...
News Headlines
#1329872022-02-08
New species described in 2022
From a tree named after Leonardo DiCaprio to a bamboo-dwelling tarantula, discover some of the new species around the world that have been recently described by scientists.
News Headlines
#1327612022-01-27
Ghostly monkey and crocodile newts among new Mekong area species
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conservation group has published a list of 224 newly discovered species from the greater Mekong region.
News Headlines
#1327342022-01-25
Biologists discover new insect species
Its name sounds legendary, but the newly discovered insect Neuroterus (noo-ROH'-teh-rus) valhalla doesn't look or act the part. It's barely a millimeter long and spends 11 months of the year locked in a crypt.
News Headlines
#1326462022-01-19
Scientists discover tarantula-killing worms: New parasite named after actor Jeff Daniels
Scientists have named a newly discovered species of worm that kills tarantulas after American actor, musician and producer Jeff Daniels, a distinction no other entertainer can claim.
News Headlines
#1325062022-01-14
In untangling a taxonomic web, Sri Lankan researchers describe seven new jumping spiders
With two large eyes on a flat rectangular face, and six more eyes around the head, jumping spiders from the Salticidae family can look a bit alien, even by arachnid standards.
News Headlines
#1324452022-01-12
New species of coral discovered in Scottish waters, shedding new light on deep sea biodiversity
The discovery of a new coral species in waters off the coast of Scotland has sparked new scientific excitement about the biodiversity of the deep sea.
News Headlines
#1324092022-01-11
New rainfrog species discovered in Panama, named in honor of environmental activist Greta Thunberg
In 2018, Rainforest Trust celebrated its 30th anniversary by hosting an auction offering naming rights for some new-to-science species. The funds raised at the auction benefited the conservation of the newly recognized species. It is estimated that about 100 new species are discovered each year.
News Headlines
#1323272022-01-06
Newly identified tree species named in honour of Leonardo DiCaprio
A tropical, evergreen tree from Cameroon, the first plant species to be named as new to science in 2022, has officially been labelled Uvariopsis dicaprio today in honour of the actor Leonardo DiCaprio. It adds to the list of the strange and spectacular plants that scientists have named in the pa ...
News Headlines
#1323342022-01-06
‘Ghost’ orchid that grows in the dark among new plant finds
A ghost orchid that grows in complete darkness, an insect-trapping tobacco plant and an “exploding firework” flower are among the new species named by scientists in the last year. The species range from a voodoo lily from Cameroon to a rare tooth fungus unearthed near London, UK.
News Headlines
#1323012022-01-04
New species of orchids discovered in Sichuan, China
During an investigation of wild orchid resources in Sichuan Province (the second National Key Protected Wild Plant Resources Survey), researchers from the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with staffs of Wolong National Nature Reserve, jointly discovered and nam ...
News Headlines
#1323022022-01-04
‘Quite incredible’: some of world’s rarest camellias discovered in Yorkshire
Horticultural experts have compared it to finding a wondrous and unknown library of rare first editions, said the head gardener of Wentworth Woodhouse, Scott Jamieson, recalling the discovery of camellias believed to be some of the oldest and rarest in the western world.
News Headlines
#1322052021-12-17
The first true millipede: new species with more than 1000 legs discovered in Western Australia
Researchers named the subterranean animal Eumillipes persephone after the Greek goddess of the underworld
News Headlines
#1321442021-12-10
Indian woman researcher discovers over 50 species of frogs
Not only is Dr. Garg India’s first woman researcher to discover 50 new frog species, earlier this week, she was awarded the prestigious Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship to work at Harvard University
News Headlines
#1321142021-12-09
Digitizing the Natural History Museum London's entire collection could contribute over £2 billion to the global economy
The societal benefits of digitizing natural history collections extends to global advancements in food security, biodiversity conservation, medicine discovery, minerals exploration, and beyond. Brand new, rigorous economic report predicts investing in digitizing natural history museum collection ...
News Headlines
#1321112021-12-09
Biodiversity collections enable foundational and data skills
The task of training an effective cadre of biodiversity scientists has grown more challenging in recent years, as foundational skills and knowledge in organismal biology have increasingly required complementary data skills and knowledge.
News Headlines
#1320032021-11-30
Hidden biodiversity in microarthropods (Acari, Oribatida, Eremaeoidea, Caleremaeus)
A challenge for taxonomists all over the world and across all taxonomic groups is recognizing and delimiting species, and cryptic species are even more challenging. However, an accurate identification is fundamental for all biological studies from ecology to conversation biology.
News Headlines
#1319772021-11-29
Plants and animals of Noongar Nation break new ground in Indigenous knowledge tool
The Noongar Boodjar plant and animal encyclopaedia will link Indigenous species names with western scientific (both Latin and Common) names, as well as ancestral ecological and cultural knowledge chosen to be shared by local communities across more than 90 plant and animal species.
News Headlines
#1318212021-11-19
Twelve new butterfly species recorded in the Eastern Ghats of Visakhapatnam district
Gossamer-winged butterflies conjure up images of flowery fields and sunshine-soaked gardens. Indicators of a healthy environment and ecosystem, butterflies have been widely used by ecologists to study the impact of habitat loss and fragmentation, and climate change.
News Headlines
#1317582021-11-17
New hope for ancient spider species feared extinct on Kangaroo Island
The recent discovery of two assassin spiders found living in a remnant patch of long unburnt habitat in Kangaroo Island have given new hope for the future of the ancient species after it was feared that they had become extinct.
News Headlines
#1317292021-11-16
A new species of fig discovered on Uluru
Figs are one of the world's most recognizable trees and extensively used by First Nations peoples, but until recently a single widespread species, Ficus brachypoda, was the only kind recognized in central Australia.
News Headlines
#1311552021-10-26
Jackie Chan, Balerion and Smaug inspire names of gecko species described from Western Ghats
Researchers recently described 12 new gecko species from the Western Ghats, 10 of which are endemic and found nowhere else in the world. Some of them got quirky names, after their traits, like the Jackie Chan gecko — named for its stealthy characteristic and being “nearly impossible to catch.”
News Headlines
#1301742021-09-01
Moth biodiversity assessment finds nearly 500 moth species in Tale Wildlife Sanctuary
Seventeen new species have been added to the moth fauna of India from Tale Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, following moth biodiversity assessments that took place over 29 days in the months of April, May, August and September in 2011 and 2019.
News Headlines
#1301702021-08-31
New dragon-like lizard species discovered in the Tropical Andes
The Huallaga River in the Andes of central Peru extends for 1,138 km, making it the largest tributary of the Marañón River, the spinal cord of the Amazon River. This basin harbors a great variety of ecosystems, including the Peruvian Yunga ecoregion, which is considered a shelter of endemic bird ...
News Headlines
#1300212021-08-18
'Mermaid' Species Of Algae Discovered On Andaman And Nicobar Islands After 40 Years
The reputation as a biosphere reserve is solely given to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as they have been the subject of several scientific research on different species. A unique, new plant species have been discovered in the Andaman Islands archipelago. During a visit to the archipelago in 20 ...
News Headlines
#1296642021-07-23
Scientists identify five new plant species in Bolivia
The species are all part of the genus Jacquemontia, which are twining or trailing plants with pretty blue flowers. With rapid biodiversity loss taking place across South America and worldwide, identifying plant species is a vital step towards protecting them.
News Headlines
#1296192021-07-22
New ‘weird looking’ shark species from Indian Ocean discovered
In 2012 and 2014, researchers from the Pacific Shark Research Center in the US conducted surveys along the Southwest Indian Ridge or the underwater mountain system that bisects the ocean between Africa and Antarctica. While studying the seamounts situated to the south of Madagascar, the team col ...
News Headlines
#1288822021-05-27
Scientists discover new species of African Violet plant from Mizoram
A group of botanists from the Bhopal-based Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) have recently discovered a new species of plant belonging to the African Violets family from Mizoram and adjacent areas in Myanmar.
News Headlines
#1286452021-05-14
New 'freaky' fanged frog species discovered hiding in plain sight in Mindoro
Scientists have found a new fanged frog species hiding in plain sight by studying their unique mating calls and genomic data. Fanged frogs belong to the genus Limnonectes, a group of about 75 known species of frogs with unusually large teeth that are small or absent in other frogs. Eleven of the ...
News Headlines
#1284882021-05-07
New alpine lizard species uncovered in South Island
An intensive hunt for lizards in the South Island has led to the discovery of what could be several new skink and gecko species.The exciting finds were made this summer in remote mountain areas in Fiordland, Mount Aspiring and Nelson Lakes national parks, and the Hooker/Landsborough Wilderness A ...
News Headlines
#1284442021-05-06
New Miniature Trap-Jaw Ant Ant Species Discovered – Named in Recognition of Gender Diversity
A newly discovered miniature trap jaw ant from the evergreen tropical forests of Ecuador bears the curious Latin name Strumigenys ayersthey, among hundreds, which are also named in honor of people, but end with -ae (after females) and -i (after males). This makes the newly described ant perhaps ...
News Headlines
#1284652021-05-06
New species of pelomedusoid turtle found in Madagascar
A team of researchers from Universität Freiburg, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Université d'Antananarivo and Stony Brook University has discovered a new species of pelomedusoid turtle in Madagascar.
News Headlines
#1282052021-04-22
New Peruvian frog leaps into amphibian species ledger
Peruvian officials on Wednesday announced the discovery of a brand-new frog, a spotted brown critter with an unusual eye coloring and no eardrum, in a natural park in the Amazon jungle.
News Headlines
#1280242021-04-12
Indian Researchers Have Found a New Species of Butterfly in Western Ghats
Researchers have discovered a new species of butterflies namely – sinhala ramaswamii sadasivan 2021 – adding to the expanding list of butterflies in India. The new taxon of Lycaenid butterfly belonging to the Nacaduba genus was discovered by researchers in the Agasthyamalais in the Western Ghats ...
News Headlines
#1279802021-04-08
New fish species named in honor of University of Georgia ecologists
University of Georgia ecologists Mary and Byron "Bud" Freeman are being recognized for their contributions to freshwater science in the most fitting way possible—with the naming of a newly discovered fish species in their honor.
News Headlines
#1278292021-03-29
Two New Species of Screech Owls Identified
Ornithologists from the United States, Brazil and Finland have described two new species of the owl genus Megascops from the Amazon and Atlantic forests.
News Headlines
#1271052021-02-16
Blind shrimps, translucent snails: the 11 mysterious new species we found in potential fracking sites
There aren't many parts of the world where you can discover a completely new assemblage of living creatures. But after sampling underground water in a remote, arid region of northern Australia, we discovered at least 11, and probably more, new species of stygofauna.
News Headlines
#1268562021-02-03
Scientists Just Found a New Kind of Whale
Genetic analysis and a close examination of the skulls from a group of baleen whales in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico have revealed that they are a new species.
News Headlines
#1266752021-01-19
New snake species discovered in southeastern Turkey
Faculty members at Hakkari University in Turkey announced Tuesday the discovery of a new snake species as part of research conducted in the city's rural region.
News Headlines
#1266532021-01-15
New frog species found in east China
A new record of frog species was found in the city of Lishui, east China's Zhejiang Province, the municipal bureau of ecology and environment said on Tuesday.
News Headlines
#1265452021-01-11
New bee species discovered in Israel
A new species of bee unique to the sand dunes of Israel's coastal plains has been identified and described by Alain Pauly, a taxonomist from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels.
News Headlines
#1265112020-12-30
Moths to monkeys: 503 new species identified by UK scientists
Scarab beetles from New Guinea, seaweed from the Falklands and a new species of monkey found on an extinct volcano in Myanmar are among 503 species newly identified by scientists at the Natural History Museum.
News Headlines
#1265182020-12-30
Massive, Unrivalled Deep-Sea Project Just Discovered a Bunch of New Atlantic Species
It's taken nearly five years, 45 research expeditions, and more than 80 scientists and students, but the largest oceanic research enterprise, the ATLAS project, is officially complete.
News Headlines
#1265022020-12-29
In 2020, scientists documented hundreds of new species. Here are a few.
t’s the year 2020, and scientists are still discovering new species of life on Earth. No one knows exactly how many types of life are yet undescribed in the scientific literature; estimates range from around 86 percent to as high as 99.99 percent. And even though we’re living through an age of g ...
News Headlines
#1263732020-12-21
New tree-spider crab species with purple patches described from Kerala’s mangroves
In a serendipitous discovery, researchers have described a tiny, cryptic species of tree-spider crab found climbing the mangrove trees of Kasargod district in the southern state of Kerala.
News Headlines
#1263372020-12-17
The new species discovered in 2020
Many would probably say that 2020 was a complete blowout — politically, socially, experientially, and unfortunately for many, health-wise. But in the world of science, it was an overall fantastic year. Hundreds of new species were discovered in 2020, adding to our planet's biodiversity and makin ...
News Headlines
#1262302020-12-14
Tiny frog species among series of finds in Andean ‘sky islands’
An “ecological Swat team” has discovered 20 previously unknown species in the misty cloud forests and cascading waterfalls that flank Bolivia’s Zongo valley.
News Headlines
#1258152020-11-24
The newest species of Philippine false gecko is the 10th (and counting)
Spotting false geckos in the wild can be hard. They can easily disappear into their environment thanks to their cryptic colors and markings and their use of hollow areas to hide in.
News Headlines
#1255832020-11-06
Australia's biodiversity just got a lot richer': Two new mammals discovered
There are two more reasons to love Australia's fluffiest aeronautical marsupials after the discovery that there are actually three species of greater glider, not one as previously assumed.
News Headlines
#1255962020-11-06
P.E.I. National Park announces exciting new bat discovery
Six years of recording and analyzing the sounds made by bats in P.E.I. National Park has revealed more biodiversity in the park than was previously suspected. The park first set up acoustic detectors, which record the echolocation calls bats use to hunt for food, in 2015 and has continued every ...
News Headlines
#1252672020-04-28
Bold project hopes to DNA barcode every species in Costa Rica
Let’s be honest: many conservationists may start their careers with big ambitions. But as they, and their careers, age, those ambitions — especially in light of the Anthropocene — understandably shrink. Saving one forest or one species begins to look like a large enough legacy — and for many it ...
News Headlines
#1252702020-04-28
New species of moths discovered in the Alps named after three famous alpinists
The discovery of new, still unnamed animal species in a well-researched European region like the Alps is always a small sensation. All the more surprising is the description of a total of three new to science species previously misidentified as long-known alpine moths.
News Headlines
#1252102020-04-21
New Species of Wood Snake Found in the Western Ghats
The sun beat down mercilessly. Being in the vicinity of south India’s highest peak, in one of the coldest months – December – made no difference. After a tiring morning session of surveying for snakes and other small fauna in the high-elevation grasslands of Kerala’s Eravikulam National Park in ...
News Headlines
#1250762020-04-13
Scientists discover ‘extremely unexpected’ gecko species and immediately warn it is at threat of extinction from humans
A new species of bent-toed gecko has been discovered by biologists on an isolated mountain in northern Cambodia. Describing the find as “extremely unexpected”, scientists have warned the species could be lost as suddenly as it was detected because of the gold mining which threatens the small liz ...
News Headlines
#1247722020-03-20
We’ve just discovered two new shark species
Finding a species that’s entirely new to science is always exciting, and so we were delighted to be a part of the discovery of two new sixgill sawsharks (called Pliotrema kajae and Pliotrema annae) off the coast of East Africa.
News Headlines
#1246452020-03-12
Muduga leaping frog is first new member of its genus found in over a century
A new species of frog endemic to the Western Ghats, a mountain range in India that is considered a global biodiversity hotspot, is the first new addition to the genus Walkerana in more than a century.
News Headlines
#1245422020-03-05
215-Million-Year-Old, Sharp-Nosed Sea Creature Was Among the Last of Its Kind
Researchers gave the marine reptile the genus name Gunakadeit in honor of a sea monster from Tlingit oral history. As the frigid Alaskan waters lapped at his heels, Patrick Druckenmiller repositioned his saw against the algae-dappled rock.
News Headlines
#1243832020-02-26
Scientists discovered the first animal that doesn't need oxygen to live. It's changing the definition of what an animal can be
You'd think all animals would need oxygen to live, right? Wrong. Researchers just discovered a unique organism that doesn't need to breathe. Instead, the tiny parasite lives in salmon tissue and evolved so that it doesn't need oxygen to produce energy.
News Headlines
#1243092020-02-21
Fossilized wing gives clues about Labrador’s biodiversity during Cretaceous
A fossilised insect wing discovered in an abandoned mine in Labrador has led palaeontologists from McGill University and the University of Gdańsk to identify a new hairy cicada species that lived around 100 million years ago.
News Headlines
#1239752020-01-28
‘New’ wasp species found during expedition to Amsterdam park
The Vondelpark in Amsterdam is home to a hitherto undiscovered species of wasp, which has now been named after it, the Parool reported this week.
News Headlines
#1238462020-01-21
Walking sharks discovered in the tropics
Four new species of tropical sharks that use their fins to walk are causing a stir in waters off northern Australia and New Guinea.While that might strike fear into the hearts of some people, University of Queensland researchers say the only creatures with cause to worry are small fish and inver ...
News Headlines
#1236412020-01-10
Flycatchers and fantails: new songbirds discovered on tiny islands
Ten new songbird species and subspecies have been identified on a trio of previously under-explored Indonesian islands in the largest discovery of its kind in more than a century, according to a new study.
News Headlines
#1235962020-01-07
2019: The year Sri Lanka’s stunning new species came to light
For the Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka, it is not a huge surprise to have introduced more than 50 new species just in the past year. For this biodiversity-rich nation with high endemism, 2019 was a successful year, not just with many new species discoveries, but also with more engagement of a ...
News Headlines
#1234862019-12-17
Superglue plant and ‘miracle berry’ among 2019’s new finds
A snowdrop discovered on Facebook, a miracle berry that tricks your tastebuds and a rubbery shrub that oozes its own superglue are among new plant species that were discovered in 2019.
News Headlines
#1233482019-12-09
Researchers find over 40 new species of fish in one lake
There are many thousands of species of fish inhabiting the world's waters. Recently, researchers have uncovered around 40 new species in a lake in Africa. The number is impressive, but the investigators explain how these new varieties came to be.
News Headlines
#1233052019-12-06
71 New Species From 2019 Described by Scientists: From Geckos to Goblin Spiders
In 2019, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 71 new plant and animal species to our family tree, enriching our understanding of Earth’s complex web of life and strengthening our ability to make informed conservation decisions.
News Headlines
#1230672019-11-19
New species of seaweed uncovered by genetic analyses
Genetic analyses have revealed remarkably higher species diversity in common red seaweed than previously assumed. It was thought that there were only five related species of the Gloiopeltis genus (known as 'funori' in Japanese) worldwide. However, genetic analyses of historic and modern specimen ...
News Headlines
#1229732019-11-13
Ant expert discovers newly emergent species in his backyard
Jack Longino is a global ant expert and has traveled the world documenting and discovering ant species. But for his latest discovery, he didn't need to go any farther than his own backyard. In August 2018, just after dark, Longino caught a glimpse of four ants in his garden that really looked ou ...
News Headlines
#1228722019-11-06
New toads named from a Sumatran biodiversity trove that’s under threat
In 2017, a group of researchers working in Indonesia announced they had identified a new genus of tree-dwelling toads living in forests and caves on the mountaintops of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island.
News Headlines
#1228062019-10-30
Researcher goes to bat, discovers new winged species
The Bayou City is home to some impressive bat colonies, but University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) researcher Dr. Amy Baird's latest discovery spreads its wings more than 2,000 miles away.
News Headlines
#1227392019-10-25
New species of beetle named after activist Greta Thunberg
A new species of beetle will be officially named today (Friday 25th October 2019) in honour of the environmental activist, Greta Thunberg.
News Headlines
#1225212019-10-04
British lawyer comes to India chasing moths
Growing up in a family of entomologists, bankruptcy lawyer Mark Sterling was always interested in moths. He could never quite “kick the habit” despite being busy rescuing troubled businesses. Now, at 61, the retired Briton is back to chasing moths-and his pursuit has brought him to India.
News Headlines
#1225322019-10-04
New king cricket species discovery in Costa Rica
A group of four Texas A&M Department of Entomology undergraduate students took their knowledge from the classroom and put it to use in discovering a new species of king cricket during a recent study abroad trip to Costa Rica.
News Headlines
#1222302019-09-16
New frog species from unexplored Jharkhand and Bihar brings cheer
A new species of small burrowing frog has been discovered from the Chota Nagpur plateau in Jharkhand. Scientists have named it ‘Magadha Burrowing Frog,’ (Sphaerotheca magadha) after the ancient kingdom of Magadha in the southern Bihar.
News Headlines
#1221682019-09-10
Newly Identified Electric Eel Species Is Most Shocking Animal Ever
Genetic data has revealed several distinct electric eel species living throughout South America, including the most shocking eel (and animal) discovered yet.
News Headlines
#1220302019-08-28
Biologists discover and name new fireworm species in Hong Kong waters
A group of biologists from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have discovered a new fireworm species in Hong Kong waters and named it Chloeia bimaculata.
News Headlines
#1219912019-08-22
Discovery of a metallic-blue tarantula bolsters case for trade protection
Researchers in Sri Lanka have described an eye-catching new species of tarantula, in a discovery they hope will underscore ongoing efforts to better regulate the global trade of rare and exotic spiders.
News Headlines
#1218582019-08-09
New monkey species discovered in rapidly-deforested area of Amazon
The marmoset was discovered in the south-west of Pará State in Brazil, Amazon’s ‘arc of deforestation’.
News Headlines
#1216852019-07-24
Building a global inventory of plants: Q&A with botanist Patrick Weigelt
The Global Inventory of Floras and Traits, or GIFT 1.0, is the first database of its kind, bringing together thousands of published and unpublished plant species checklists and inventories from around the world.
News Headlines
#1216592019-07-22
New Species of Giant Flying Squirrel Discovered in China
Weighing 3 to 4 pounds, the Mount Gaoligong flying squirrel was recently found in Yunnan province
News Headlines
#1216362019-07-19
New frog species discovered
UCF student Veronica Urgiles has helped describe two new frog species discovered in Ecuador, and she named one of them after one of her professors.
News Headlines
#1215662019-07-12
Scientists name Zanzibar reef fish after Black Panther's homeland
July 11 (UPI) -- Scientists have discovered a new species of reef fish swimming 200 feet beneath the ocean surface, just off the coast Tanzania.
News Headlines
#1215512019-07-11
New Butterfly Species with Pink Back Wings Discovered in Guanacaste
Philtronoma Cbdora; this is the name of a new species of butterfly native to Guanacaste that was discovered by Costa Rican scientists and presented last week during the 1st meeting of the Bureau of the United Nations Environment Assembly (ANUMA) in Trondheim, Norway.
News Headlines
#1213542019-06-20
All eyes on a new worm species
There's a worm at the bottom of the sea—and it's been discovered off the Scottish coast by a team of scientists from the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), Marine Scotland Science (MSS) and Thomson Environmental Consultants.
News Headlines
#1209932019-05-09
Meet the new species of venomous pit viper described from India
When Rohan Pandit and Wangchu Phiang accidentally stumbled upon a brown snake on a steep slope of a forest in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh in India, little did they know that the reptile had never been formally described before.
News Headlines
#1208722019-04-29
Himalayan Wolf Needs Recognition as Distinct Species, Study Finds
The Himalayan wolf is a distinct species of wolf, which shows unique genetic adaptation to the difficult conditions in the Asian high altitude ecosystems, a study found, reiterating that it needs to be identified as a species of special conservation concern. "Conservation action for the Himalaya ...
News Headlines
#1208262019-04-24
Biodiversity: 'Beast of Beddau' is new millipede find
The Beast of Beddau has joined the Maerdy Monster as a new bug species found at old coal mine sites in the UK.
News Headlines
#1208312019-04-24
Zoologists identify two new bird species in Indonesia
April 24 (UPI) -- Researchers have discovered two new bird species on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The two species belong to the white-eyes family.
News Headlines
#1207052019-04-09
Costa Rican Lizard Discovered That Breathes Under Water
Costa Rica has contributed yet another amazing animal to the field of Herpetology – a river anole lizard that can remain underwater for up to sixteen minutes, seemingly by using an air bubble on the top of its head to refresh the air in its lungs.
News Headlines
#1206502019-04-05
Fossil of ancient four-legged whale found in Peru
The fossil of a 43-million-year-old whale with four legs, webbed feet and hooves has been discovered in Peru. Palaeontologists believe the marine mammal's four-metre-long (13 ft) body was adapted to swim and walk on land.
News Headlines
#1206432019-04-04
New species of skink from Angola has waited over 70 years to be described
Researchers have finally described a new species of skink from Angola, specimens of which have lurked on museum shelves for more than 70 years.
News Headlines
#1206072019-04-02
Love Island: Flamboyant males get the girls on Madagascar
Biodiversity hotspot Madagascar is one of the world's biggest islands, and home to some of its biggest insects. Now German scientists have discovered two new species of giant stick insect, living only in the dry forests of Madagascar's northernmost tip.
News Headlines
#1205662019-03-29
'Mini ature' is the name of a new species of miniature frog
These newly-described miniature frogs are the smallest of their kind in the world, and they also have very appropriate names. The genus of frogs has been dubbed Mini, and it contains three species: Mini mum, Mini scule, and Mini ature. Pretty clever. The trio has been described in a new study by ...