The world still holds its secrets. Hidden under wet rocks, in the ocean’s twilight crevices, and in the minutiae of the ...

The Christmas Island shrew, a species of cone snail (Conus lugubris), the slender-billed curlew, and three Australian mammals ...

A new study shows scientists are discovering new species faster than ever, revealing Earth still holds vast unknown ...

New species are being discovered at a faster rate than ever—more than 16,000 every year—and the trend shows no sign of ...

The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study.

From polygamous tree toads to heavy stick bugs, this year’s extensive new species discoveries are changing the way we see our ...

Keystone species play an outsized role in the ecosystem, affecting the natural balance in ways that cannot easily be replaced.

A new electronic monitoring system from BioMedic Data Systems Inc., of Maywood, N.J., can make the identification of animals throughout the course of an experiment as easy as reading the bar codes on ...

Most animals move through their habitats focused on survival rather than construction. They eat, dig, travel, and reproduce ...