From a butterfly shaped by 40,000 years of isolation to creatures 1,400 feet below the sea, scientists uncovered thousands of ...

Despite the vast numbers of animal species already identified, the natural world is still capable of springing a few surprises. Deep in the cloud forests of the Serra do Quiriri mountain range in the ...

Discovered in the forests of Brazil, Brachycephalus lulai – a new species of pumpkin toadlet frog – is named after the ...

MCCAMMON: In Peru, a research expedition traveled over mountains and through thick forests, going further than any team of scientists. GERMAN CHAVEZ: It's an area where very few scientific expeditions ...

In a small stretch of the Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil lives a bright-orange species of frog that’s new to science, ...

A new species of tiny frog no bigger than a pencil tip has been discovered. The bright orange amphibian was spotted in the mountain forests of Serra do Quiriri in southern Brazil, prompting fresh ...

New species are being discovered at a faster rate than ever—more than 16,000 every year—and the trend shows no sign of ...

A new frog species has been discovered hopping around South America - with nothing to hide. The Guajira Giant Glass Frog lives on an isolated mountain range in Colombia. It's described as a ...

Scientists followed a chirping sound in a Madagascar forest to a “secretive” creature and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto Walking through a dark misty forest in ...