The people’s mollusc: Scientists name strange deep-sea creature after thousands offer suggestions online - Eleven different online participants independently suggested the same successful name ...

LONDON -- Researchers in China claim they have identified a new species of gibbon in the remote forests along its border with Burma - and have named it after Star Wars character Luke Skywalker.

Scientists have identified a previously unknown dragonfly species in Kerala’s agricultural lands. Named as Lyriothemis ...

This week, researchers discovered a new species of daddy longlegs. They named it Iandumoema smeagol, taking the latter half of the name from the character in the Lord of the Rings books and movies.