A genus is a group of closely related species, meaning this species not only had not been described in the scientific record, but it was a representative for an entirely new group ...

Saussurea is one of the largest and most rapidly evolving genera within the Asteraceae family, comprising approximately 520 ...

In waters from a volcanic spring in China, a tiny creature was discovered as a new species. Wang L, Chang Y-F, Sun X-X, Sluys R, Liu D-Z, Dong Z-M, Chen G-W (2025) ZooKeys Along a stream tucked under ...

[Photo/China Daily] Chinese scientists have identified two new dinosaur species in Northeast China, shedding light on the evolution of small, feathered theropods and the remarkable diversity of ...

So far, SCET stone loaches have only been found at Taojin Dolomite Cave in Sichuan Province, a region of southwestern China, the study said. Thousands of new species are found each year.

Researchers believe the bats played a role in the distribution of the new cave-dwelling species, according to the study. Li, T. et al. (2025.) In a dark, damp cave in southeastern China ...

In the vast network of rivers and tributaries that make up the Pearl River Basin in southern China, the water is ... mussels — and discovered a new species. “We discovered a group of ...