Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Revisiting museum collections helps identify new species without conducting new expeditions. While the average person may believe we’re losing species faster than we can discover new ...

This football-sized creature could grind its teeth like a hard-core plant-eater, back before that was really a thing — and it may be the earliest vertebrate herbivore ever found.

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study. And the trend shows no sign of slowing with scientists predicting that the biodiversity among some groups — such as plants, fungi ...

A scientist has discovered a new species of moth hiding in plain sight, thanks to innovations in DNA sequencing.

The Topeka Zoo announced a 5-year master plan, adding exhibits for endangered red pandas, orangutans, rhinos and clouded leopards, costing up to $30M.