A newly identified aetosuar, a heavily armored ancestor of today's crocodiles, is a brand new species.

Stephen Garnett takes us inside a scientific spat about how to govern the naming of new species. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Researchers have discovered a unique isopod, a form of crustacean, and identified it as a new species of the genus Booralana.

Researchers have found nine new species of carnivorous land snails in the remote forests of Papua New Guinea.

A newly discovered beetle gets its name from the beer Carlsberg, thanks to its distinctly shaped penis that resembles a bottle opener.

A local legend of a mysterious bird with big eyes grew into the discovery of the Príncipe scops owl. A biologist on the team tells the story of finding and cataloging this new species.

Researchers have discovered a new species of peat tree in southern Sumatra. Peat lands are strong carbon sponges.

Hispaniola's mountains support large swaths of intact tropical dry forests. A trip there turned up Castela senticosa, a new plant species.

One of the fundamental questions in biology, and a centuries-old academic debate, is: How do new species form? Birds in New Guinea offer answers.