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A public debate recently erupted among global taxonomists. Strongly-worded ripostes were exchanged. A comparison to Stalin was floated. But eventually, they worked it out.
The Earth is full of many varied species from the largest mammals to the tiniest organisms. But we now think there could be ten times more species than was originally thought.
There are 6,000 named dragonfly species worldwide but recently 60 new species were found showing how much more we can learn.
A score of new fish species discovered recently in northern Australia remind us how little we know about our country.
The top 10 new species for 2015 include a crop-circling fish, a murderous wasp, and an animal that’s got scientists confounded.
Amateurs and experts worked together to unravel the mystery of a new moth, the first discovery of its kind in 40 years.
What do Beyonce, Hitler, David Attenborough, Darth Vader and GoldenPalace.com all have in common? They all have species named after them. In the case of Beyonce it is an Australian horse fly whose striking…
Mycologists – scientists who study fungi – estimate there are up to five million species of fungi on Earth. Of these, only about 2%, or 100,000 species, have been formally described. So where are the other…
A bloom of new jellyfish started appearing in the Gulf of Venice last autumn. They were first detected by a fisherman from Chioggia in north-east Italy when hundreds of the beautiful yellow species filled…
A new species of beaked whale has been described by researchers from the University of New South Wales. This elusive species…
Four new mammal species have been discovered in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The mammals were…
A new sword-sedge plant species from the alpine regions of Tasmania has been identified at the University of New England…
The Solomon Islands and Ningaloo in Western Australia were the sites of a surprising new discovery, with scientists from…
A new kind of electric fish, described as having eel-like features, has been identified in a remote region of northern Guyana…
A new species of bird has been discovered in Phnom Penh, the a capital city of Cambodia. The Cambodian tailorbird has a distinct…
The Little Pygmy Perch, or Nannoperca pygmaea, is a new species of fish discovered in south-western Australia. First found…
A variety of life has been discovered off the northern coat of Papua New Guinea. A team led by Professor Jim Thomas of Nova…
Two years ago a recreational fisherman, Steve Downs, caught two sharks of unknown origin. Researchers at the University of…
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