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 ...

For nearly 40 years, a new species of poison dart frog has been hiding in plain sight, misidentified in museum records and field observations as a related species. Researchers have now confirmed the ...

Scientists found a “toxic”-skinned creature with “large” hands in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil and discovered a new species, a study said. Photos from A. T. Mônico via Koch, Mônico, Dayrell, ...

The “metallic poison frog” Ranitomeya aquamarina (left) and the “heavenly” Ranitomeya aquamarina (right) are the first newly discovered species in their genus in 13 years. That long trek for humans is ...

Researchers have identified a new species of poison-dart frog, Ranitomeya hwata, in the remote bamboo-forest of Alto Purus National Park located in eastern Peru. This newly discovered amphibian is the ...

New species of poison dart frog from Brazil and Peru described after being misidentified for decades, according to a study. CRYSTAL MIRALLEGRO Unsplash For nearly 40 years, a new species of poison ...