A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

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A NEWLY discovered rogue planet without a host star like the sun to orbit around has been detected dashing through space on ...

Researchers have confirmed the mass of a free-floating planet thanks to a lucky convergence of ground- and space-based ...

Astronomers are closing in on one of the most tantalizing possibilities in planetary science, evidence that a previously ...

Roughly 1,000 light-years away from Earth, a gigantic disk of gas and dust is swirling around a young star and giving rise to ...

Astronomers just measured the mass of a free-floating planet without a star for the first time ...

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A new study shows scientists are discovering new species faster than ever, revealing Earth still holds vast unknown ...

From polygamous tree toads to heavy stick bugs, this year’s extensive new species discoveries are changing the way we see our ...

Young Earth was a blue planet covered in oceans, much like today. But the atmosphere was a lethal cocktail of gases, with no ...

Researchers have identified over 70 new species, from ancient dinosaurs to living mammals and insects preserved in amber ...