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World’s smallest otter makes comeback in Nepal after 185 years

Survey uncovers ‘wildlife treasure’ in Cambodian park — but also signs of threats

Great Himalayan leaf-nosed bat finally confirmed in Bangladesh

Photos: Top new species from 2024

Greater Mekong serves up 234 new species in a year, from fanged hedgehog to diva viper

That Cuban rodent species you never knew about? Turns out it’s two species

Lesser noddy sighting stirs up birding community in Bangladesh

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

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