Rocha, a scientist and curator at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, thought the fish was so unusual that ...

Researchers identified hundreds of new species in 2024, expanding our knowledge of Earth’s startling biodiversity.

That’s the way they all became the Bennett bunch? Erica Packer and her new boyfriend, celebrity chef Shannon Bennett certainly looked like one big happy family as they and their respective ...

A vampire hedgehog, a pygmy pipehorse and a "blob-headed" fish were among the hundreds of new species identified in 2024. The ...

So far, only 10% of Earth's species have been identified. Recent discoveries include a new pygmy pipehorse, vegetarian ...

Chief of Science Shannon Bennett, Ph.D. says the discoveries are critical for understanding where our planet's been and where it's going. "And then, once you define that identity, you can start to ...

“Scientists estimate that we’ve identified only one-tenth of all species on Earth,” said Dr. Shannon Bennett, chief of science at the California Academy of Sciences, in a statement.