Sunlight trickled through the canopy of a forest in southern India and illuminated a decaying log. From the outside, the log looked, well, rotten. But when scientists looked closer, they found a scaly ...

The setting sun cast long shadows across a temple in southern India. As darkness fell, a clawed creature emerged from the nearby rocks and slinked off into the night. Visiting scientists spotted the ...

Under the cover of darkness, a clawed creature slinked through the canopy of trees in southern Thailand. The elusive animal had gone largely undetected — but not for much longer. A team of researchers ...

Around the world, animals remain hidden and undiscovered in thick forests, rocky rivers and the depths of the ocean. In some cases, it can take decades of searching through treacherous conditions for ...

Armadillos use their sharp, strong claws to dig for food and construct elaborate burrows underneath the ground.

Scientists found a hibernating creature with “sharp” claws on a mountain in Vietnam and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Bragin et al. (2025) As temperatures dropped on a mountain in ...

In a remote region of northern Australia, an armless creature writhed deeper into the dirt and pushed itself along with its clawed toes. But something turned its world upside down, wrenching it toward ...

Some of the most remarkable dinosaur fossils were found this year, including one of the most heavily armoured creatures that ...

Forty-six crayfish collected in the Ocoee River Gorge in southern Tennessee are part of a new species, researchers said in a study. Photo from senior author Roger F. Thoma A researcher was wading ...

Scientists found a nocturnal clawed animal lurking near a temple in the forest of Tamil Nadu and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Ishan Agarwal via Khandekar, Thackeray and Agarwal ...