Newly discovered 1.5-million-year-old footprints reveal how two extinct human species crossed paths within hours of each ...

Scientists have recently described one of the world’s tiniest vertebrates: an adorable miniature toad species found in Brazil ...

Tesoro’s caecilian, a “large,” limbless amphibian, was found in the forests of Ecuador. Known for its “unique” coloring and ...

The Shellowship of the Ring: Two New Snail Species Named After Tolkien Characters Nov. 11, 2024 — Researchers have named two newly discovered freshwater snail species from Brazil after ...

Leonardo DiCaprio is a snake. A newly discovered species of a toothy snake in the Western Himalayas has been named in the actor’s honor, according to an “ongoing study” published in the ...

Traditionally, the person who first describes a newfound animal is entitled to name it, but now, Scripps is inviting the public to share in this process of discovery, by choosing the name of a newly ...

A newly discovered species has been named in honor of Leonardo DiCaprio, The Miami Herald reported, citing an “ongoing study” published in the journal Nature on Oct. 21.

They were discovered when researchers in the summer of 2020 decided to search for some poorly known snake species as part of ongoing research on reptiles. The snakes were found basking on mud ...

A new snake species discovered in the Himalayas has been named after Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio to honour the actor and environmentalist. The Anguiculus dicaprioi is a copper-coloured snake ...