"It would have looked something like Ducky from The Land Before Time. So you can imagine poor little Ducky crawling up onto ...

Every year, scientists venture into Earth’s most remote corners — from the crushing depths of ocean trenches to the misty canopies of cloud forests — and return with remarkable discoveries that ...

A new species of extinct crocodile from Egypt has been discovered, sharing more than just its home with the Great Sphinx.

In September, scientists revealed the tilcayo, a new wild cat. Then came donations, awards, and a few strange phone calls.

This bootylicious 'Patrick Star' lives alongside dozens of species we've never seen before. (ROV SuBastian/ROV ...

The small wild cat, officially known as Leopardus tilcayo (locally known as the tilcayo cat) is native to Bolivia's Yungas ...

Scientists have discovered three previously unknown species of the wood-decaying aquatic fungus Distoseptispora in Philippine ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of wild cat for the first time in more than a century, a Bolivian researcher says.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The cat, called tilcayo by local communities, is smaller than the average domestic cat - Reuters/Fernando Faciole A small wild cat ...

A mischievous sea cucumber and 56 other newly discovered marine species are making a splash in the South Atlantic Ocean. The new creatures were discovered during an expedition of ...

A new bat named after its devilish appearance, a subterranean blind fish, a ruby-eyed pit viper, and a frog that sings like a bird are among the 126 species newly identified by scientists in the ...