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The dinosaur king may yet retain its crown. Earlier this year a study proposed that the iconic Tyrannosaurus rex should be split into three distinct species, but a new analysis says there isn’t enough evidence for such a drastic shake-up.Continue Readi… Continue reading No evidence Tyrannosaurus rex is three separate species, says new study
Identifying new species is key to the work of zoologists around the world. It’s an exciting part of research into the natural world, and being the first to discover a …read more Continue reading Scientists Are Now Declaring New Species Via Photos and Video
Tyrannosaurus rex is one of the few dinosaurs that has its full scientific name in wide use, largely because that name is so cool. But now we might have a few others to learn, as analysis of known fossils reveals that T-rex might actually be three sepa… Continue reading Tyrannosaurus rex could be three distinct species, study claims
Most millipedes are frauds – despite their name being Latin for “thousand feet,” they usually only have a few hundred at most. But a newly discovered species is the first to really earn its name with well over 1,000 legs, far more than any other creatu… Continue reading New species is first “true” millipede with over 1,000 legs
Anthropologists have discovered a new species of human, known from a single fossil skull. Named Homo longi, or “Dragon Man,” the species appears to be our closest known relative, pipping even Neanderthals.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Human, E… Continue reading New “Dragon Man” human species may be our closest relative
While scientists hunt for signs of life on other planets, there are still plenty of utterly alien creatures left to find right here on Earth. Now a brand new horror has emerged from the depths of the ocean – meet Ophiojura, a “totally unique” type of a… Continue reading Jurassic relict reeled out of the ocean is a “totally unique” animal
A tiny new species of chameleon has been discovered, and it seems to be the smallest reptile in the world. Known as Brookesia nana, or the nano-chameleon, the petite species can perch on a fingertip and may have the smallest adult males of any vertebrate.
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Scientists working in the West African country of Guinea have discovered a new orange-furred species of bat. The rare discovery came while conducting field surveys in the isolated Nimba Mountain range.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Bat… Continue reading “Spectacular” new species of orange bat discovered in West Africa
Led by the sounds of mysterious acoustic signals off the coast of Mexico, a group of beaked whale experts believe they have captured evidence of an entirely new species. The scientists were able to spot three unidentified beaked whales breach the surfa… Continue reading Unidentified beaked whales raise hopes of an entirely new species
A species of chameleon that’s been lost to science for over a century has now been found. Voeltzkow’s chameleon, or Furcifer voeltzkowi, was rediscovered during a research expedition to Madagascar, which identified several surprisingly colorful individ… Continue reading Chameleon species lost for a century rediscovered in Madagascar