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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

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 ‘stone’ frog discovered in Vietnam

Shreya Dasgupta 21 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

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

Maxine Chen 2 Mar 2017

7 new frogs discovered in India, some smaller than a thumbnail

Shreya Dasgupta 27 Feb 2017

This new primate is a ‘giant’ among tiny bush babies

Shreya Dasgupta 22 Feb 2017

Naomi Oreskes on what stories we can’t let get lost in the noise of 2017 and why scientists should speak up

Mike Gaworecki 21 Feb 2017
A close relative of Geckolepis maculata, Gecklolepis megalepis, a new species of fish-scale gecko, was described earlier this year. Photo courtesy of Frank Glaw

Newly discovered gecko loses scales in ‘really bizarre’ behavior

Benji Jones 16 Feb 2017

Newly discovered beetle catches a ride on the backs of army ants to get around

Mike Gaworecki 10 Feb 2017

New species of dwarf lemur discovered in Madagascar

Shreya Dasgupta 7 Feb 2017

Scientists launch expedition to find missing monkeys

Christina Selby 2 Feb 2017

This newly discovered moth has a hairdo just like Trump’s

Mike Gaworecki 20 Jan 2017

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