The deep ocean is home to the largest ecosystem on Earth, but we’ve only explored a tiny portion of it. Despite the enormity of our seas, new species are discovered all the time thanks to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: YouTube Deep-sea researchers captured rare footage of a fascinating creature living approximately 62 miles off ...

High Country News’ twice weekly email newsletter includes our latest on-the-ground reporting from across the West. Three new species of snailfish were discovered thousands of meters deep “along the ...

Researchers exploring some of the deepest parts of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California have discovered three new species of deep-sea snailfish. The animals were documented by underwater ...

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025. Even as some scientists search for signs of life beyond Earth, other researchers have ...

Even as some scientists search for signs of life beyond Earth, other researchers have been discovering new species on our own humble planet faster than ever before. From high up in the mountains to ...

This artist's rendering depicts a herd of ancient sea cows foraging on the seafloor. A new species of ancient sea cow, Salwasiren qatarensis, is one of the many species described in 2025. (Alex ...