115 new species found in Greater Mekong region
The new discoveries include two mole species and a coloured frog, found in northern Vietnam as well as a black and brown striped loach fish with a long body and bold stripes found in a Cambodian river.
New species can develop in just two generations: Study
The researchers said that the newcomer belonging to one species mated with a member of another species resident on the island, giving rise to a new species that today consists of roughly 30 individuals.
Scientists welcome three newly discovered species of chameleons!
There are 206 described species of chameleons on the planet and Hughes hopes to continue finding many more.
Jun 20, 2017, 19:18 PM ISTOver 300 plant species discovered in 2016: Botanical Survey of India
The Plant Discoveries 2016 - a compilation published by BSI on June 5 - reveals 206 species as new to science, and 113 species having new distributional record for India.
Jun 07, 2017, 10:51 AM ISTResearchers identify rare new species of beaked whale
Japanese whalers call the enigmatic black whales "karasu," the Japanese word for raven. The new species is darker in colour and about two-thirds the size of the more common Baird's beaked whale, but so scarce that even whalers rarely see them.
Jul 27, 2016, 16:32 PM ISTRecently-discovered Australian spider can eat toads, swim
This creature, named Dolomedes briangreenei, is around the size of a human palm and can locate its prey by detecting vibrations while skimming around on the surface.
Mar 10, 2016, 22:05 PM ISTScientists discover new luminous creatures in Red Sea
The new species were found to be living in colonies as garlands of 'fluorescent lanterns' and emitting a green glow.
Feb 08, 2016, 18:15 PM ISTBirdsong helps scientists discover new species in Arunachal Pradesh
Scientists named the new bird species as Zoothera salimalii.
Jan 21, 2016, 12:14 PM ISTSneezing monkey, walking fish among 200 new species discovered in Himalayas
A ‘sneezing’ monkey are among more than two hundred new species discovered in Eastern Himalayas.
Oct 06, 2015, 11:17 AM IST