From bird-dropping mimics to legless burrowers, these newly discovered species were hiding right under our noses.

That spider is one of several new animal species recently described by researchers working across Vietnam, India, the Philippines, Borneo, and Peru. Each creature has evolved its own strategy for ...

That spider is one of several new animal species recently described by researchers in Vietnam, India, the Philippines, Borneo, and Peru. Each creature has evolved its own strategy for hiding in plain ...

Meet Cyrtodactylus khlonghatensis, the Khlong Hat bent-toed gecko. It’s the latest new species of gecko confirmed from a region where biodiversity keeps delivering surprises, and its discovery was ...

The isolated karstic mountain surrounded by karstic outcrops with dry deciduous forest of Tham Phet Pho Thong, Khlong Hat Subdistrict, Khlong Hat District, Sa Kaeo Province, Thailand. Photos from ...

Salamanders may seem like insignificant creatures that enjoy wandering around humid environments. Most people would attach little importance to these small and solitary amphibians. Yet, salamanders, ...

As February comes to an end and the first signs of summer begin to show, many households start noticing a familiar change ...

Subspecies driven to extinction by hungry whalers returns after ‘back breeding’ programme using partial descendants ...

Scientists surveying an Iranian canyon at night found a wide-eyed surprise - a brand-new species of spiky gecko.

A spiky, big-eyed gecko found clinging to canyon walls in southern Iran turned out to be a completely new species — genetically distinct from every known relative by a staggering margin. Researchers ...

Delhi’s degraded mining pits now shelter orchids, jackals, and over 230 bird species. These biodiversity parks show how ...