On a coral reef off the western coast of Saudi Arabia, a "golden" creature with yellowy eyes tucked itself "deep within" an underwater cave. But its hiding spot wasn't quite hidden enough. Nearby ...

One that caught attention from many was a type of sea mollusk that washed ashore on South Padre Island in late May.

Off the coast of Papua New Guinea, a "dwarf"-like sea creature with spotted eyes swam around a reef. It darted into a nearby coral as a shadowy figure approached, but its hiding spot wasn't quite ...

As you get closer to the bottom of the ocean, it gets darker, denser and stranger. All light from the surface has been absorbed, and only the most adapted species can navigate the lack of oxygen in ...

Scientists found an aquatic cave creature with “visible” internal organs in China and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Shi, Chen, Che, Dao, Liu, Wang, Yang and Wang (2025) The ...

A new species of “tiny” mammal was discovered in the mountains of northern Ethiopia. Craig, et al (2025) Journal of Vertebrate Biology The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and ...

Scientists in Vietnam found a “long”-legged creature with a row of “dagger-like” spines on its back and discovered a new species, a study said Photo from Le, Nguyen, Nguyen, Ziegler, Do and Ngo (2025) ...

Scientists found a blotchy brown creature with “slender” limbs near a tourist site in Vietnam and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Vinh Quang Luu via Nguyen, Nguyen, Nguyen, Ha, Le, ...

Off the southern coast of Iran, fishermen hauled in their catch and started sifting through it. A “large”-headed sea creature with “very small teeth” drew their attention — and for good reason. It ...

At the bottom of a sinkhole in a hard-to-reach cave of western Argentina, a pale yellow creature with “long” legs climbed across a pile of bat guano. Something about it caught the attention of ...

Scientists found a “large”-eyed creature with “long” arms in a rocky crevice in a forest of China and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Lu Chen via Liu, Chen, Xu and Wu (2025) In a ...

Scientists found a “horned” creature with “diamond-shaped” pupils in a nature reserve in China and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Zhong-Bin Yu via Wu, Zuo, Yang, Zhang, Duan, ...