The setting sun cast long shadows across a temple in southern India. As darkness fell, a clawed creature emerged from the nearby rocks and slinked off into the night. Visiting scientists spotted the ...

In a forest of southern China, a "long"-limbed creature tucked itself into a rocky crevice near a stream and began "chirping." Its "large" multicolored eyes scanned the surrounding landscape, but it ...

Recent discoveries of creatures highlight the ongoing exploration and identification of new species, such as eight-eyed spiders and dragon-like lizards in India. These events not only expand our ...

Scientists found a forest creature with red eyes and a bumpy belly in a muddy pond and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Marinho, Faivovich, Haddad and Araujo-Vieira (2024) In a ...

Scientists found a “snake-eyed” creature with a “pocket” on its neck in forests of western India and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Patel, Vyas, Thackeray, Pal and Mirza (2024) In ...

In a dark forest of Colombia, a “moderately large” creature maneuvered along the ground until something scooped it up and poked at it. Frightened, the dark brown animal tried to defend itself by ...

Scientists found a nocturnal clawed animal lurking near a temple in the forest of Tamil Nadu and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Ishan Agarwal via Khandekar, Thackeray and Agarwal ...