A tiny lake creature was found in a floodplain on an island in the Amazon River, and identified as a new species. Mattox GMT, Lima FCT, Britz R, Souza CS, Oliveira C (2024) Vertebrate Zoology In the ...

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These translucent fish live in murky and shallow streams in Myanmar and have evolved a unique organ for making noise. “This tiny fish can produce sounds of over 140 decibels at a distance of 10 to 12 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Native to Southeast Asia, a tiny freshwater fish packs a ...

Through a small opening in a karst region of China, a pool of water held a blind new species. Ge J-Y, Nong Z-Q, Yang J, Du L-N, Zhou J-J (2024) Zoosystematics and Evolution Deep under the surface of a ...

A 4-year-old girl in India noticed a “translucent” creature in a water tank and helped scientists discover a new species, a study said. Photo from Sreenath, Pradeep, Aju, Sukumaran, Sebastian, Anto ...

In a village of southwestern India, a child peered into a water tank and noticed a “translucent” creature with visible bones. She didn’t know it at the time, but she’d just discovered a new species.