A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

A transparent goby fish drifted through the darkness, its skeleton visible through paper-thin skin. Nearby, a sea slug wore ...

The superbug's head and shell resemble the helmet of iconic Star Wars villain Darth Vader, after which they have been named.

A deep-sea fish species with unusual cheek patterns has been discovered in the South China Sea after it was listed on online seafood markets. The fish has been named Branchiostegus sanae because its ...

The meaty bugs can grow to weigh more than a kilo A NEW species of foot-long giant sea bug has been discovered in plain sight on sale at food markets. The critter has become a popular delicacy in ...

Deep beneath the waves of the sea, hidden ecosystems have thrived for millennia. Scientists continue to discover more of them, including the recent find of a whole new underwater mountain and 20 ...

Far below the Pacific, a volcano long written off as geologically dead has turned out to be both active and teeming with life ...

LURKING beneath the ocean’s surface are a host of terrifying creatures most humans will only see in their nightmares. Yet, new research has revealed that scientists have observed just 0.001% of the ...

There are around 2 million species of plants and animals known to science, with ever more continuing to be discovered every year. Researchers at Australia’s national science research agency, the ...

Marine animals living in the cold, dark depths of the ocean are interconnected across the world by a hidden “superhighway”, a groundbreaking new study suggests. The research, published in the journal ...