Scientists found a pregnant 1-foot-long creature with a venomous bite in a mountain forest and discovered a new species, a ...
Sunlight filtered through the trees of a rainforest in northern Peru and illuminated an “iridescent” creature. Its “golden” eyes scanned the surroundings — but it wasn’t the only one looking. Passing ...
While many new species are discovered in remote jungles or hidden in the depths of the sea, some are right under our noses. A research trip to the Alto Mayo area of Peru has revealed 27 new-to ...
The blob-headed fish was among 27 new species discovered by researchers on a trip to Alto Mayo, Peru, known as one of the most biodiverse areas on the planet, thanks to its 1.9 million acres ...
Passing scientists noticed the “smooth” animal; they didn’t know it at the time, but they’d just discovered a new species. Researchers visited several sites throughout Peru between 2000 ...