Myotis nimbaensis, shown here, is a new species of bat named for the mountain range in which it is found, the Nimba Mountains in West…
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Novel methods for culturing previously “unculturable” bacteria. Credit: Molina-Menor, Gimeno-Valero, Peretó and Porcar The culture-dependent study allowed to isolate a surprisingly large number of diverse…
Tree hyrax from Taita Hills, Kenya. Credit: Hanna Rosti A research team from the University of Helsinki has discovered a tree hyrax in the Taita…
Jeff Weinell, a University of Kansas graduate research assistant at the Biodiversity Institute, is lead author of a paper describing Waray Dwarf Burrowing Snake as…
An artist’s impression of the new sea dragon, Thalassodraco etches, in the Late Jurassic seas. Credit: Megan Jacobs An amateur fossil hunter has unearthed a…
A photo of the newly discovered species (Cryptops speleorex), the largest inhabitant of the Movile cave (Romania) known to date. Credit: Mihai Baciu, GESS LAB,…
Carolina Sandhills salamander (Eurycea arenicola) in life from North Carolina. Credit: Todd Pusser Already possessing more salamander species than any other state in the country…
Mysterious Prehistoric “Sea Dragon” Discovered on English Channel Coast Is Identified As New Species
Illustration of Thalassodraco etchesi. Credit: Megan Jacobs “This animal was obviously doing something different,” Baylor University paleontologist says. A mysterious small marine reptile dating from…
Adult female and juvenile Popa langur (Trachypithecus popa) in the crater of Mount Popa, Myanmar. Credit: Thaung Win A new primate species dubbed the Popa…
South Georgia Gentoo penguins (P. poncetii) live in more northerly habitats where conditions are milder, than their Southern Gentoo cousins which live on the Antarctic…
Duckbill dinosaurs evolved in north America, spreading to South America, Asia, Europe, and finally Africa. Credit: Raul Martin The first fossils of a duckbilled dinosaur…
A Photoshop-created image of how Kataigidodon venetus may have looked, illustrated by Ben Kligman, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Geosciences and Hannah R.…
Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis). Credit: Jaffacity CC BY-SA 4.0 New research reports on discovery of 5-million-year-old honey badger-like animal from West Coast of South Africa.…
An illustration of Brevicaudosaurus. Credit: Illustration by Tyler Stone BA ’19, art and cinema; https://tylerstoneart.wordpress.com About 240 million years ago, when reptiles ruled the ocean,…
Artist’s rendering of Gavialimimus almaghribensis, a newly discovered species of mosasaur that ruled the seas of what is now Morocco some 72 to 66 million…
A new species of freshwater Crustacea has been discovered during an expedition of the desert Lut, known as the hottest place on Earth. Credit: M.…
New species of Cretaceous brittle star, Ophiomitrella Floorae, named in honor of Nightwish vocalist. Credit: Dr. Ben Thuy New fossil species belongs to a group…
An artist’s impression of Mukupirna nambensis living in central Australia that was much greener 25 million years ago. Credit: Peter Schouten / UNSW A giant…
New species described by University of Kansas undergraduate researcher Rachel Smith include Chasmogenus spp. A-C C. acuminatus: A) dorsal view B) lateral view C) ventral…
The new species, Rhombophryne ellae, is well camouflaged among the rainforest leaflitter. Credit: Mark D. Scherz Despite the active ongoing taxonomic progress on Madagascar’s frogs,…