A newly identified deep-sea coral has got both scientists and Star Wars fans excited. Researchers have named the species Iridogorgia chewbacca after the hairy Wookiee character Chewbacca, known for ...

Scientists found a yellow creature with six eyes under a stone in a forest of Turkey and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Halil Yaylı In an “artificial forest” of southwestern Turkey ...

In the far reaches of remote Australia, the mangroves hold secrets few travelers ever see. Buried deep in the mud are massive crabs with claws strong enough to crush shells—and hidden among the swamps ...

A new "hairy" deep-sea coral species has been named after Chewbacca. Researchers were reminded of the Star Wars character after the discovery in the tropical western Pacific. The coral, named ...

In the mountains of Vietnam, a new blind species was found buried under a rotten long. Screengrab from Tan Van Nguyen’s Facebook post What makes a lizard, a lizard? A rough, scaly body, long claws and ...

(CNN) — Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on its head: The queens can produce eggs that develop into two different ant species.

Scientists found a sea creature with “large” pores on its throat off of Antarctica and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Derek Oyen via Unsplash Off the coast of Antarctica, ...

Scientists found a “long”-legged creature in a cave at the bottom of a sinkhole in Argentina and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Romero-Rincon and Lopes Ferreira (2025) At the ...

DID NOT CAUSE ANY DAMAGE. A NEW MOSQUITO SPECIES IS MAKING ITS HOME HERE IN WISCONSIN, AND IT’S CALLED A TIGER MOSQUITO. AS WEATHERWATCH 12 METEOROLOGIST, GINO RECCHIA REPORTS, EXPERTS ARE KEEPING ...

Marine researchers have announced the discovery of three new deep-sea snailfish, including the kind-of-adorable pink bumpy snailfish. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) underwater ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A new species living at extreme ocean depths in Monterey Bay Canyon was discovered by researchers with Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Photographs and videos ...