Recent discoveries of creatures highlight the ongoing exploration and identification of new species, such as eight-eyed spiders and dragon-like lizards in India. These events not only expand our ...

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Scientists found a scaly animal resting in a rotten log at a forest in Tamil Nadu and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Akshay Khandekar via Khandekar, Thackeray and Agarwal (2024) ...

In "one of the wettest areas in southeastern Brazil," a forest creature with "fringed" feet sat in the rain and called out. Its "large" copper eyes scanned the soggy ground, but it wasn't the only one ...

The natural world is full of wonders that often seem to defy belief. Some creatures are so extraordinary, they look as if they’ve leaped right out of ancient myths and legends. From bizarre deep-sea ...

Researchers in the Andes of Argentina discovered one of the oldest known dinosaurs as a species new to science. Lucas Fiorelli (CRILAR-CONICET), Martín Hechenleitner (CRILAR-CONICET), and Léa ...