A psychedelic spider, sign of spring, a loud primate and more make Fauna & Flora’s 2026 Species to Watch List.

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A shimmering yellow-orange shark hauled from the Caribbean waters off Central America has forced scientists to rethink what ...

The world’s oceans are home to an exquisite variety of sharks and rays, from the largest fishes in the sea – the majestic whale shark and manta rays – to the luminescent but rarely seen deep-water ...

A speckled hind ( Epinephelus drummondhayi) caught off the coast of North Carolina in the Gulf of Mexico was diagnosed with albino-xanthochromism in 1978; and a bulletin describing an ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

From a psychedelic tarantula to wild tulips and a pangolin, here are the ten highly-threatened species to watch out for in 2026 At a time when biodiversity is under increasing pressure and the window ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gareth J. Fraser, University of Florida (THE CONVERSATION) The world’s oceans are home ...

Psychedelic spiders, wild tulips and funky fish: species to watch in 2026 - Conservationists highlight ‘truly extraordinary’ ...