A James Cook University biologist has discovered a new species of lizard on Scawfell Island, a remote island 50km east of Mackay in north Queensland. Associate Professor Conrad Hoskin named the new ...

A new species of prehistoric fish was found in iron-rich stone in southeastern Australia. Screengrab from Australian Museum's video What can fossils tell us about prehistoric life? The length of a ...

In the winter months of eastern Brazil, temporary streams offer a home for a new species of frog. Mângia, et al (2025) Journal of Vertebrate Biology In the eastern Brazil state of Bahia ...

A James Cook University biologist has discovered a new species of lizard on Scawfell Island, a remote island 50 km east of Mackay in north Queensland. Associate Professor Conrad Hoskin named the ...

We are making additions to: Van der Laan, R., W. N. Eschmeyer & R. Fricke 2014 (11 Nov.), Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa Monograph 3882 (1), 1-230. DOI 10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 Download ...

“Significantly, the proponents submitted that the proposed development should be a ‘controlled action’, acknowledging that the development will have a significant impact on the swamp skink because of ...

Several species of Huntsman spiders are already well established in Aotearoa, particularly in Auckland and Christchurch. Emile Donovan speaks with the University of Canterbury's Dr. Fiona Cross aka ...

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Among the newly identified species is a pygmy pipehorse, a 4-centimeter (1.6-inch) master of camouflage found in Sodwana Bay, off the coast of South Africa in the Indian Ocean. It is the first ...

The island of Ocracoke in North Carolina is known for its distinct "Hoi Toider" brogue (Credit: Alamy) Native Americans, English sailors and pirates all came together on Ocracoke Island in North ...

“At that moment, I knew immediately that the deep ocean must be a much more thriving habitat than we had imagined.” ...