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All of the best news about discoveries of new species

This creature found off the coast of Antarctica looks like something straight out of 'Stranger Things.' It's a new species

Russian scientist Mikhail V. Nazarkin has added a new species to the scientific record, four decades after it was fished from the freezing waters of Eastern Antarctica.

A giant phantom jellyfish swims through deep waters.

This sea creature's arms are longer than a camper van. It's a once-in-a-lifetime sighting

The creature was found among 28 new species in Argentina's deep sea.

Green, forested mountains in the Sichuan province of China.

'Mysterious' mountain creature spotted again after 26 year absence — take a look

The foot long reptile, with a yellow ‘collar,’ was first discovered in 1896.

A baby pangolin, covered head to toe with scales, hugs onto the curled up ball of a larger pangolin in a grassy setting.

Researchers identify new species of pangolin, underscoring conservation efforts

Biologists discovered the new type of pangolin after they confiscated a shipment of trafficked animals.

A reddish firefly sits atop a large green leaf.

Firefly species discovered after 90-year absence: 'Even when things seem lost, they can still find their way back'

Tan Wei Jack and his mentor Wan Faridah Akmal Jusoh made huge waves in the insect community when they rediscovered a long-lost firefly species.

Orange crab with white-rimmed eye stalks and dark pupils, viewed from above against a black background.

Scientists discovered 149 new deep-sea species near a collapsed volcano: 'It was a massive hole in the data'

Marine scientists from Museums Victoria in Melbourne recently wrapped a deep-sea expedition near the remote Christmas and Cocos islands.

A translucent, pale sea creature with a rounded body and trailing tentacles rests on sandy seafloor.

Scientists unearthed 57 new species from waters in Argentina nearly twice as deep as the Grand Canyon

A colorful array of sea creatures first spotted in August 2025 have finally been added to the scientific record.

Left: Taylor Swift, a blonde woman wearing a black halter top and layered silver chains. Right: Two insects with tan and yellow wings and long legs shown from above against a light background.

A researcher and 'lifelong Swiftie,' discovered a new species of insect — and named it after Taylor Swift

The bugs have a “blonde” exterior and red accents, similar to Swift’s signature red lip.

Two yellow toads sit together on a bright green leaf, their moist skin glistening under wet conditions.

This frog has been 'invisible' to the science community for over a century. Researchers are finally setting the record straight

The adorable frog can be found across 16 million acres in the Chocó forests of Colombia.

A walking shark, a 3 foot sea creature with brown and white spots

A 'walking shark' was seen crawling along the bottom of the seafloor. It's a new species

Researchers were diving in Papua New Guinea when they discovered a strange new species in shallow waters.

Two frames of a light green, long limbed spider with markings on its back that resemble a smiley face.

The 'happy face spiders' of Hawaii have a new relative in the Himalayas. They evolved their smiley faces half a world apart

Devi Priyadarshini and Ashirwad Tripathy were on the hunt for Himalayan forest ants. Instead, they discovered an entirely new species.

A red hairy ghost pipefish swimming underwater

Scientists fell in love with this underwater 'Snuffleupagus' 23 years ago. It's finally being recognized as a new species

David Harasti had been searching for the elusive ghost pipefish for over two decades.