Every year, researchers and people out in nature capture some aspect of animal behavior that’s unusual or unexpected in some ...

The sci-fi Western Defiance, starring Grant Bowler and Stephanie Leonidas, is an inventive SyFy series that was compelling ...

The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the ...

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

Just as slow and steady won the race between the tortoise and the hare, slow and deadly can also outwit the unwary. Many are ...

One that caught attention from many was a type of sea mollusk that washed ashore on South Padre Island in late May.

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 ...

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

From Santa’s reindeer and the Hanukkah armadillo to some very festive sea worms, our changing world is changing life for creatures great and small.

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