“The material described herein was found during a freezer clean up: in a pudding of old ice and forgotten Eppendorf tubes, a ...

Hikers in Papua New Guinea heard an “eep-eep-eep” sound and followed it to a yellow-spotted animal. Take a look.

The new species out of China is known to lock its prey away, alive but paralyzed, until its young have hatched.

A calving iceberg exposed a region that never before had been seen by human eyes, revealing a vibrant, thriving ecosystem ...

Tamil short-tail congers live on the “sandy bottom of shallow waters” and are “carnivores, mostly (feeding) on small ...

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Hikers in Papua New Guinea heard the “harsh” sound coming from the treetops and followed it. Take a look at what they discovered.

Mar. 18, 2025 — Although fungi of the genus Piloderma are common, scientists have now discovered five previously unknown species. One of these is one of the most widely distributed species in ...

A team of explorers rappelled into the shaft-like cave and found a “pinkish” animal living in a cold river of the “deep dark zone.” Take a look.

During their surveys, the team found several unfamiliar-looking snakes. Intrigued, they took a closer look at the animals, ...

Another impressive No Man's Sky update has just hit the space game, and it gives you an exciting new reason to dig below the ...

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