For decades, an "extremely rare" fossil sat unidentified in Japan's Museum of Unique Insect Fossils. Discovered in 1988 in ...

It’s literally because they were curious about how it survived in isolation.) They announced the discovery in an April 2025 study published in ZooKeys. The curiously isolated hairstreak butterfly has ...

Found on two landmasses off the coast of the Yucatan, these surprise species could unfortunately already be in danger.

Recognizing the impact of associating “Begonia” plant with “Bigornia,” researchers named a new species of the plant after ...

Viewed from the boat, the mighty elkhorn corals shimmer through the clear water, their tips grazing the surface and seeming ...

Virginia Tech researchers discovered six new rodent carriers of hantavirus and identified U.S. hotspots, highlighting the ...

A crocodile DNA study has revealed two previously unknown Crocodylus species in the Caribbean. The crocodiles live on Cozumel ...

The metallic poison frog, active during daytime hours, has a long-lasting trill, or call, of 21–45 notes. While perched on leaves, the males begin calling out at dawn and vocalize for several hours ...

As many as six new species of Sericinae bettle have been discovered by a team of researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and the Museum A Koenig in Germany, underscoring the exceptional ...

A new mosquito species endemic to Sri Lanka has been discovered in Mirigama, raising fresh concerns among health officials as the country grapples with a heightened risk of mosquito-borne diseases ...

SINGAPORE, April 20 — A new insect species has been named Campylomma singapura in a tribute to the rich biodiversity still thriving in Singapore. The plant bug, or mirid, was identified by researchers ...