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New crab with star-shaped outgrowths discovered in Taiwan

Mongabay.com 30 Aug 2017

‘Yoda bat’ happy to be recognized as new species

Mike Gaworecki 23 Aug 2017

Monkey rediscovered in Brazil after 80 years

Christina Selby 9 Aug 2017

Katharine Hayhoe on how to talk about climate change: ‘Share from the heart and then the head’

Mike Gaworecki 8 Aug 2017

Three new frog species found in Peruvian Andes with more to come

Mike Gaworecki 4 Aug 2017

Rare bird not seen in 60 years rediscovered

Shreya Dasgupta 27 Jul 2017

Proposed Colombia dam threatens to wipe out endangered plants, disrupt river

Taran Volckhausen 26 Jul 2017

Meet the new giant sunfish that has evaded scientists for centuries

Shreya Dasgupta 24 Jul 2017

Photos: Four new species of burrowing frogs discovered in India

Shreya Dasgupta 30 Jun 2017

2 new reptiles discovered in Sumatra

Reza Septian 27 Jun 2017

Five new species in world’s largest tree genus found on Sulawesi

Mike Gaworecki 21 Jun 2017

DNA analysis reveals a third species of flying squirrel in North America

Mike Gaworecki 19 Jun 2017

New ‘Elfin mountain toad’ discovered in Annamite Mountains of Vietnam

Mike Gaworecki 14 Jun 2017

Australian spider named for world champion surfer

Mike Gaworecki 9 Jun 2017

Extremely rare cobra lily rediscovered in India

Shreya Dasgupta 1 Jun 2017

50 new spiders discovered in Australia

Mongabay.com 12 May 2017

Extremely rare bay cat filmed in Borneo

Shreya Dasgupta 9 May 2017

Scientists rediscover ‘lost’ monitor lizard in Papua New Guinea

Shreya Dasgupta 5 May 2017

Two new species of tarsier, rumored to be inspiration for Yoda, announced on Star Wars Day

Mike Gaworecki 4 May 2017

Skin slime of Indian frog can kill flu virus

Shreya Dasgupta 20 Apr 2017

New genus created for arboreal toads in Indonesia

Basten Gokkon 13 Apr 2017

New leaf-nosed bat uncovered amidst burning habitat in Venezuela

Morgan Erickson-Davis 6 Apr 2017

New species of wild ginger discovered in DR Congo

Shreya Dasgupta 30 Mar 2017

Two new clown tree frogs discovered in the Amazon

Mike Gaworecki 27 Mar 2017

New cave catfish threatened by deforestation, mining, pollution

Morgan Erickson-Davis 23 Mar 2017

New ‘stone’ frog discovered in Vietnam

Shreya Dasgupta 21 Mar 2017

Catching up to the Ruby Seadragon: new species raises new questions

Jacqueline Hernandez 20 Mar 2017

Short film takes you into the Amazon with researcher who discovered a new frog species

Mike Gaworecki 8 Mar 2017

Meet the ‘Almost Famous Animals’ that deserve more conservation recognition

Mike Gaworecki 7 Mar 2017

Newly discovered Tanzanian frog already facing extinction

Benji Jones 2 Mar 2017

Need a Trump break? Meet Obama’s fish

Lillie Howell 2 Mar 2017

What the geckos are telling us: new species point to conservation needs

Maxine Chen 2 Mar 2017

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