New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study. And the trend shows no sign of slowing with scientists predicting that the ...

Over 70 new species, from insects to dinosaurs, were identified in 2025 by combining fieldwork, museum collections, and ...

Dynamic mounds made of methane at a depth of some 3,640 meters act like “frozen reefs” for a bizarre array of deep-sea ...

Species discovery rates are accelerating, not declining. A new study shows 2020 broke records for new species descriptions, ...

For the first time since opening 25 years ago, the Seymour Marine Discovery Center will debut a new permanent exhibit this ...

The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species ...

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The university’s highest honor – the Revelle Medal – was awarded to three emeriti faculty for their sustained, distinguished ...

Ashley Storay-Williams watched Monday as her two young daughters, Charlie and Carley, bounded around the Museum of Discovery's physics exhibits and tried to hoist each other up on chairs suspended ...

With studies of fossilized bones, gut contents, eggshells and more, paleontologists revealed new and captivating details ...

From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the ...

Researchers have developed a new way to decipher the language of the brain by listening to and recording the fastest and ...