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 ...

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A quiet walk on a remote beach turned unforgettable after strange tracks led to a massive, mysterious creature resting in the ...

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

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Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, a surprising discovery has revealed a giant creature thriving in the planet's most extreme and remote depths.

Giant amphipod species Alicella gigantea, once thought to be very rare, is found to inhabit the majority of Earth's deep ...

From the first sighting of a colossal squid in the wild to a seriously goofy octopus, 2025 delivered some astounding photos ...

Experts interviewed by the BBC aren't sure why the octopus pieces rose from the creature's dim dwelling layer and washed ...

One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal's body carries an identical genome yet ...