new species

The international team of citizen scientists found the slug while exploring the spectacular Tara Canyon

Orchidologists describe a new to science plant that was first photographed in 2003

From the lowland forests of Madagascar to Easter Island’s coral reefs, these new discoveries grow Earth’s tree of life

The newly identified species belongs to the genus Phallocryptus of which only four species were previously known from different arid and semiarid regions

Animals that seek mates and fight rivals that resemble parents could eventually set stage for new species

Named Olea hensoni, the slug belongs to the sacoglossans, a group of more than 300 species that are such enthusiastic eaters of plants that many of them turn green

A newly discovered, diminutive—by T. rex standards—relative of the tyrant king of dinosaurs reveals crucial new information

From fish to flowering plants and seahorses to snakes—spanning five continents and three oceans—these new discoveries grow Earth's tree of life

UMass Amherst and DOE Joint Genome Institute describe 16 new large-DNA virus species

New to science: Plants, animals, and microbes that have "found a way to survive against the odds"