By Liz Kimbrough Scientists and Indigenous community members documented 27 new-to-science species in Peru’s Alto Mayo region, ...

Researchers, along with Indigenous Awajún community members have described 27 new-to-science species including a squirrel representing an entirely new genus, a semiaquatic mouse with webbed toes ...

“The blob-headed fish has an incredibly bizarre head that looks almost like a giant swollen nose,” Larsen told CNN. “Scientists have never seen anything like it, and we don’t know what the ...

Fish experts involved with the survey had never seen a feature like this before. “The blob-headed fish has an incredibly bizarre head that looks almost like a giant swollen nose,” Larsen told CNN.

Among them is the blob-headed fish, which gets its name from its enlarged, blob-like head. Its bizarre head looks like a giant swollen nose and scientists don’t know this feature’s purpose.

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

A "blob-headed" fish and a semi-aquatic mouse are among 27 newly discovered species found in a remote region of the Amazon rainforest in Peru. Scientists also encountered a new species of dwarf ...

A "blob-headed" fish and a semi-aquatic mouse are among 27 newly discovered species found in a remote region of the Amazon rainforest in Peru. Scientists also encountered a new species of dwarf ...