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Top 15 species discoveries from 2022 (Photos)

Here come the sunbirds: New species from Indonesia’s Wakatobi Islands

‘A mollusk is as important as a tiger’: Q&A with Prem Bahadur Budha

Toxic new frog species from Ecuador named after Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane

Enigmatic binturong photographed in Nepal for the first time

Sri Lankan study identifies new jellyfish, sparking interest in the species

Eight new-to-science geckos described from biodiversity haven Madagascar

Between six ferns: New tropical fern species described by science

Authorities and Yobin communities clash as deforestation spikes in Indian national park

Colorful new corals bedeck the busy waters off Hong Kong, study shows

Newly described plant is latest fruit of Sri Lankan botanists’ collaboration

Of rats and bats: Hundreds of mammal species still unidentified, study says

Spectacular new fish species is first to be named by Maldivian scientist

Vulnerable Antarctic reefs reveal wealth of life as rich as tropical corals

Chocolate frog? New burrowing frog species unearthed in Amazon’s rare peatlands

One fish, two fish: New goby species described from the Philippines

As climate change melts Antarctic ice, gentoo penguins venture further south

In untangling a taxonomic web, Sri Lankan researchers describe seven new jumping spiders

In Panama, a tiny rainfrog named after Greta Thunberg endures

Not your ordinary houseplant: World’s tallest begonia found in Tibet

New shrews just dropped: Sulawesi yields up 14 freshly described species

2021’s top ocean news stories (commentary)

Top 15 species discoveries from 2021 (Photos)

New Himalayan snake found via Instagram

Straight outta Borneo: New gecko species just dropped

From Shanghai Knights to gecko life: The Jackie Chan gecko among 12 new Indian species

Pepé Le New: Meet the acrobatic spotted skunks of North America

Scientists describe new tree frog in push to catalog Indonesia’s amphibians

A ‘sleeping beauty’ awakens to join Sri Lanka’s list of endemic plants

A bouquet of discovery: Three new orchid species described from Ecuador

In Sierra Leone, two colorful land crabs rediscovered, two new species found

Naming of new ant species from Ecuador breaks with binary gender conventions

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