The remains of the fearsome Spinosaurus mirabilis have been waiting for eons to be discovered in a Sahara Desert fossil bed.

The semi-aquatic dinosaur, Spinosaurus mirabilis, was discovered by an international team of scientists working in Niger.

Scientists were “astonished” to find a new species of Spinosaurus with a scimitar-shaped bony crest—uncovered in the Sahara Desert.

Why it matters: While not evidence of life, these discoveries show that ancient Mars had complex organic chemistry, ...

The American Museum of Natural History recently posted a summary of some of its work in 2025, stating that this year, scientists working for the museum discovered more than 70 new species, from ...

While the average person may believe we’re losing species faster than we can discover new ones, that may not be the case. A recent analysis hosted at the University of Arizona has researchers arguing ...

In 2025, dinosaurs were everywhere. In May, the BBC revived their landmark series Walking With Dinosaurs, while July saw the release of Jurassic World Rebirth, the seventh film in the extinction-proof ...

Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaiʻi have discovered a massive planet and a brown dwarf orbiting distant stars. The discoveries are the first results from OASIS (Observing Accelerators ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study. And the trend shows no sign of slowing with scientists predicting that the ...

Revisiting museum collections helps identify new species without conducting new expeditions. While the average person may believe we’re losing species faster than we can discover new ones, that may ...