A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.
The backstory: The law began as Senate Bill 53, authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, to ...
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What's in and out for 2026

And there you have it. Another year, done and dusted, and I would say for many of us: Thank God. It’s too much pressure, existing in a year that is, numerically, the quarter marker of a century, and ...
Dive into 'Stranger Things' Season 5’s shocking creature origins and learn the truth behind the Abyss, Demogorgons, and the ...
Deep within the cloud forests of the San Martín region of Peru lie two places so high, cold and remote that they remained ...
Boulenger’s backpack frog uses one of the strangest reproductive strategies in the amphibian world. Females carry fertilized ...
Celtic Rewilding wants to bring back the agile frog (Rana dalmatina), the moor frog (R. arvalis), and the European tree frog ...
The world still holds its secrets. Hidden under wet rocks, in the ocean’s twilight crevices, and in the minutiae of the ...
After Cascades frogs vanished from Lassen Volcanic National Park 18years ago, scientists are reintroducing them to the park.
From polygamous tree toads to heavy stick bugs, this year’s extensive new species discoveries are changing the way we see our ...
This spider doesn’t run or hide when danger strikes. Instead, it builds a fake version of itself — and predators fall for it.
The Natural History Museum of Denmark houses a unique collection of 70,000 pieces of amber from various time periods.