A rare butterfly found only along a narrow stretch of the North Carolina coast is the focus of a new documentary highlighting ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new ...

Even as some scientists search for signs of life beyond Earth, other researchers have been discovering new species on our own humble planet faster than ever before. From high up in the mountains to ...

Scientists uncovered thousands of new species in 2025, from deep-sea oddities to rare mountain dwellers. As the butterflies, frogs, and sea creatures made headlines, they spurred new action for ...

Scientists are revolutionizing how new marine species are described through the Ocean Species Discoveries initiative. Using advanced lab techniques, researchers recently unveiled 14 new species from ...

Scientists described several new species this past year, including a tiny marsupial, a Himalayan bat, an ancient tree, a giant manta ray, a bright blue butterfly and a fairy lantern, to name a few.

Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and their international partners, reveal today their pick of the top 10 plants and fungi named new to science in 2025. From "camouflaged" plants to ...

California Academy of Sciences researchers and collaborators described 72 new-to-science species in 2025, including a bird, fish, plants, sea slugs, and insects found across six continents, from ocean ...