From polygamous tree toads to heavy stick bugs, this year’s extensive new species discoveries are changing the way we see our ...

New Zealand is home to some impressive and sometimes scary creatures. Thanks to its isolation from other locations, animals have evolved to become unlike any others on the planet. These endemic ...

When facing a threat, most animals have a choice to make: fight or flight. It's a decision made on instinct, millions of years of evolution deciding what path leads to the highest chance of survival.

Researchers are not even halfway through analyzing the thousands of samples collected from the Southern Ocean, but they've already discovered 30 new deep-sea creatures. Reading time 2 minutes The deep ...

Viruses typically aren’t considered ‘alive,’ as many core biological functions are outsourced to their potential hosts. But a newly discovered organism appears to straddle the line between virus and ...