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Published Space enthusiasts are being given the rare opportunity to name a planet - Space Enthusiasts Get Rare Chance to Name a Planet


Several organizations are eligible to name one of 20 to 30 planets, and their host stars, in a uniqu ...
Published Official naming of surface features on Pluto and its satellites: First step approved - Official Naming of Surface Features on Pluto and its Satellites: First Step Approved


The New Horizons flyby of Pluto and its satellites returned a scientific treasure trove of informati...
Published Pluto's largest moon, Charon, gets its first official feature names - Pluto's Largest Moon, Charon, Gets Its First Official Feature Names


Legendary explorers and visionaries, real and fictitious, are among those immortalized by the IAU in...
Published Pluto features given first official names - Pluto Features Given First Official Names


The Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union has offi...
Published Names for new Pluto moons accepted - Names for New Pluto Moons Accepted


The International Astronomical Union has officially recognized the names Kerberos and Styx for the f ...
Published Naming and shaming can be effective to get countries to act on climate



Enforcement is one of the biggest challenges to international cooperation on mitigating climate chan...
Published Study gives grandmother gecko a place of honor -- and a new name



Paleontologists have identified a new fossil lizard, found in the western United States, which they...
Published Elephants have names for each other like people do, new study shows



Wild African elephants address each other with name-like calls, a rare ability among nonhuman animal ...
Published In paleontology, correct names are keys to accurate study



When the skeletal remains of a giant ground sloth were first unearthed in 1796, the discovery marked...
Published Rainbow trout subspecies newly named - Rainbow Trout Subspecies Newly Named: A Breakthrough in Fish Taxonomy



The McCloud River redband trout, or O. mykiss calisulat, is newly identified as its own distinct sub...
Published Researchers name prehistoric amphibian ancestor discovered in Smithsonian collection after Kermit the Frog



Scientists have uncovered the fossilized skull of a 270-million-year-old ancient amphibian ancestor...
Published Newly discovered dinosaur boasts big, blade-like horns



A new dinosaur has been identified and named. The dinosaur's name, Lokiceratops rangiformis, transla ...
Published Why two prehistoric sharks found in Ohio got new names



Until recently, Orthacanthus gracilis could have been considered the 'John Smith' of prehistoric sha...
Published Musankwa sanyatiensis, a new dinosaur from Zimbabwe



Fossils found on the shoreline of Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe represent a completely new dinosaur specie...
Published New fossil flying reptile 'Elvis' takes flight



In an exciting scientific development, an international team of researchers have officially named a ...
Published Fossil named 'Attenborough's strange bird' was the first in its kind without teeth



A new fossil, named 'Attenborough's strange bird' after naturalist and documentarian Sir David Atten ...
Published New species of mosasaur named for Norse sea serpent



Scientists have discovered a new species of mosasaur, large, carnivorous aquatic lizards that lived...
Published Rewriting the armadillo family tree: A new species, plus a name change for the state mammal of Texas



The nine-banded armadillo, which ranges all the way from Argentina to Nebraska, is actually four sep...
Published Three newly discovered sea worms that glow in the dark named after creatures from Japanese folklore and marine biologist - Three Newly Discovered Sea Worms That Glow in the Dark Named After Creatures from Japanese Folklore and Marine Biologist



Researchers have discovered three new species of luminescent Polycirrus worms that emit blue-purple...
Published Discovery and naming of Africa's oldest known dinosaur - Discovery and Naming of Africa's Oldest Known Dinosaur


An international team of paleontologists has discovered and named a new, early dinosaur. The skeleto ...