A team of researchers has officially reclassified the Javan rhinoceros, one of the world’s rarest and most elusive large ...

Divers, underwater submersibles and remotely operated vehicles found 886 marine species over a 16-month period, and they have ...

A new-to-science species of praying mantis found in Iran has been named as a symbol of universal freedom. Sinaiella azadi was ...

In 2023, scientists discovered thousands of unknown life forms in the Pacific Ocean. The discovery highlighted an unsettling fact: 86 per cent of land species and 91 per cent of marine species remain ...

A recent study has reclassified the species commonly known as the Javan rhinoceros, proposing a more precise scientific name: Eurhinoceros sondaicus. The research highlights key differences in body ...

by choosing the name of a newly discovered species. For example, you may wish to name a species after your own first and/or last name, as a unique gift for a friend or family member, to honor the ...

“Going through the academic peer review process to … have that species name in a paper can take such an extraordinary length of time that it’s almost impeding that knowledge,” Taylor said.