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All of the best news about discoveries of new species

A group of people wearing hiking gear look around a vast cave while holding flashlights

Spectacular blue 'cavern creature' spotted on expedition. It's a new species

A team of researchers plunged into over 60 caverns across Cambodia to count animals in the region. 11 new species awaited them.

Divers shared photos of an 'underwater panda.' It turned out to be a new species

The curious little sea creature turned heads back in 2017. It was finally added to scientific record.

Photograph of an orange monkey looking mammal, an "Olinguito," taken in the wild at Tandayapa Bird Lodge, Ecuador

New study reveals that 1,300 new species have been added to the global mammal count

Since 2005, the global count of living mammal species has risen by 25%.

A red ladybug without black spots sits on a leaf.

Science students find new species of 'goth ladybug' living on their campus: 'There are unknown species living right beside us'

Kyushu University student Ryōta Seki discovered a tiny black ladybug that turned out to be a new species — and he didn’t have to go far to find it.

A wide image of a green, mist covered forest in the Philippines

This creature transforms to 'look and smell' like bird poop to evade predators. It's a new species

It may look, and smell, foul — but this spider marks the latest exciting discovery in a string of new species found in the past year.

From left to right: a poison dart frog, a pika, a dumbo flapjack octopus

Scientists discovered thousands of new species in 2025. See 9 that wowed them, from the 'curiously isolated' butterfly to the screaming pika

From a butterfly shaped by 40,000 years of isolation to creatures 1,400 feet below the sea, scientists uncovered thousands of new species in 2025 — and these nine discoveries stood out amongst the rest.

A giant black spider with adoorable tiny eyes

A new species of spider with 'never-before-seen features' was discovered in Southern Morocco. It looks like a Pokémon

The male specimens of the family bear an uncanny resemblance to giant ladybugs.

A close up of an array of sea animals including sea slugs and a baby octopus

Tiny 'underwater hotels' for sea creatures help scientists collect 20 new species in ocean's twilight zone

Luiz Rocha has dedicated his life to the study of fish. His latest research uncovered a treasure trove of new sea creatures.

From left to right: pangolin, telescope octopus, and kultarr

16,000 new species are discovered every year. Experts say discovery 'far outpaces the rate of species extinctions'

Professor John Wiens from the University of Arizona has shed new light on the pace of new species discoveries — and how it compares to extinction rates.

A picture of the Serra do Quiriri mountain range in Brazil at sunrise, with an insert photo of a small pumpkin toadlet, an orange frog.

Scientists discover 'pumpkin toadlet' in Brazil’s misty cloud forests. It's a new species

Mini pumpkin toadlets are incredibly cute, highly poisonous, and very bad at jumping.

Scientists discover three new species of toad that give birth to tiny 'toadlets,' skipping the tadpole phase altogether

By studying over 250 toads across five museum collections, and going back over 100 years, researchers have found three new species that were hiding in plain sight.

An aerial view of the Amazon River Basin

A fingernail-sized fish was discovered in the Amazon. It has an organ that's never been seen before

A new fish may be small, but its the biggest of its genus, earning it the scientific name P. rex