Sinocyclocheilus xingrenensis, or the Xingren golden-lined fish, has a “golden yellow” body with a “slightly translucent ...

The scaleless animal may look like any other fish species, but researchers noted it had “significantly larger eyes” than other similar fish they had seen before. This was a new species.

The discovery of a 183-million-year-old plesiosaur fossil in Germany has provided scientists with unprecedented insights into ...

While experts know details about its diet, size, and general habitat, the aquatic reptile’s skin characteristics have remained a mystery. But for the first time ever, researchers at Sweden’s Lund ...

The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species.

Iceland’s Viking heritage and modern culture shine through its diverse museums.

In a river of southern China, a “slender” creature with “tiny scales” under its skin paused to rest along the gravel riverbed ...

Eelpouts are primarily bottom-dwelling species, found in deep trenches or around hydrothermal vents in some of the planet’s most extreme environments, Thiel said. The new species were both caught at ...