The deep ocean is home to the largest ecosystem on Earth, but we’ve only explored a tiny portion of it. Despite the enormity of our seas, new species are discovered all the time thanks to ...

High Country News’ twice weekly email newsletter includes our latest on-the-ground reporting from across the West. Three new species of snailfish were discovered thousands of meters deep “along the ...

Even as some scientists search for signs of life beyond Earth, other researchers have been discovering new species on our own humble planet faster than ever before. From high up in the mountains to ...