NEW SPECIES

Thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio’s environmental activism, there’s now a critically endangered species named in his honor.

Found 200 feet below ground in Australia, 'Eumillipes persephone' has 1306 legs to scamper around with.

Sauropod dinosaurs are known for their impressive size—and Australia’s newly discovered species doesn’t disappoint.

We simply have to assume that at least one researcher made some reference to Harry Potter’s chocolate frogs when they found it.

The discovery of 10 bird species and subspecies on three remote islands in Indonesia marks the first time in over a century that so many new birds have been found in such a small area.

From big cats to tiny fish, the collection of animals named for Theodore Roosevelt is eclectic—just like our adventurous 26th president.

The newly identified species of eel, 'Electrophorus voltai,' can deliver 860 volts to incapacitate prey.

The new species belongs to a very endangered, mysterious genus of giant flying squirrels that each weigh as much as a small dog.

Brazilian scientists gave a recenty identified cave spider the name Ochyrocera aragogue, after Hagrid's enormous pet spider Aragog.

The vika is the subject of folk songs and nursery rhymes, but scientists had never found a real specimen before.

Here comes the happy tube-nosed fruit bat.

Sunfish are the biggest bony fish in the sea, but this species managed to elude scientists for centuries.