New research has indicated that 'hobbit' remains found inside a cave actually do belong to a new species.
Scientists have revealed the discovery of a new species of giant tortoise on the Galapagos Islands.
Researchers have identified a treasure trove of new animal species in the Eastern Himalayas region.
A significant number of soldiers reported encounters with an ape-like creature in the jungles of Vietnam.
A new species of titi monkey has been found along the remote Urubamba river in Amazonian Peru.
A new species of centipede has been found inside a cave system 4,700ft below the Earth's surface.
The first meat-eating dinosaur ever found in Wales has been revealed to the public for the first time.
A total of 139 weird and wonderful new plant and animal species have been discovered in South East Asia.
A doctoral student has identified a new species of meat-eating dinosaur with an extremely effective nose.
Palaeontologists have successfully unearthed the most complete skeleton of a terror bird ever found.
The gargantuan reptile was related to the Titanosaurs and roamed the Earth around 100 million years ago.
A new species of lizard that grew to the size of a car has been identified from fossils in Portugal.
The fossil of a previously unknown species of prehistoric aquatic reptile has been found at a museum.
A strange new type of amphibian that looks like a snake has been found in the Cambodian rainforest.
Scientists have discovered a strange new species of fish living 8,143 meters below the ocean's surface.
A new species of dinosaur has been found among fossils left in storage for more than two decades.
Scientists have identified a new species of shrew which possesses a trunk like that of an elephant.
Palaeontologists believe that they have uncovered the largest dinosaur to have ever walked the Earth.
Four new species of carnivorous sponge have been identified in the depths off the coast of California.
Scientists have identified a new type of antechinus that can only be found in Springbrook National Park.