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In the Pacific depths, an underwater mountain hosts a bonanza of new species

Climate change could threaten newly described ‘shiny’ North American bees

New relatives of the cacao tree uncovered in old plant collections

34,000-year-old termite mounds in South Africa are still being used

‘Miracle’ in miniature as rare new plant defies deforestation in Ecuador

A tale of two frogs: The tough uphill battle for rediscovered species

Tanzania’s ‘mountain of millipedes’ yields six new species

New ecoregion proposed for Southern Africa’s threatened ‘sky islands’

New giant anaconda species found on Waorani Indigenous land in Ecuador

Java’s frogman reflects on half-century dive into amphibian world

Three new species of frogs found nestled in Madagascar’s pandan trees

Small, secretive & highly venomous snake seen for first time in Nepal’s hills

In eastern Indonesia, a child adventurer discovers a new giant stick insect

Photos: Top species discoveries from 2023

New volcano toad from Mount Kenya reveals an ancient lineage

Galápagos waters yield massive deepwater corals in latest biodiversity find

Amid socioeconomic slump, new sugar cane varieties offer hope in Sri Lanka

New electric-blue tarantula species is first found in Thailand mangroves

Newly described gecko from Madagascar a master of disguise

It had to be a snake: New species from Peru named after Harrison Ford

Greater Mekong proves an ark of biodiversity, with 380 new species in a year

Fires threaten Afromontane forests’ ‘whole new world’: Q&A with Martim Melo

Seafloor life abounds around hydrothermal vents hot enough to melt lead

Global Ocean Census aims to find 100,000 marine species in 10 years

Six newly described chameleon species reflect Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains’ fragility and richness

Newly described DiCaprio’s snake and others threatened by mining in Ecuador and Panama

New gecko species from Timor-Leste hints at island’s unknown diversity

‘They’re everywhere out there’: Three new nautilus species described

New species of ‘Tolkien frog’ emerges from Middle Earth of Ecuadoran Andes

‘Grumpiest cat’ leaves its calling card on the world’s highest mountain

Top 15 species discoveries from 2022 (Photos)

Of Yetis and extinct turtles: Top wildlife discoveries in Nepal in 2022

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