Scientists have discovered a new species of fish living almost 4 1/2 miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
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A new species of carnivorous mammal has been discovered in Madagascar.
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The exploration vessel Nautilus, with a team of experts of the University of Haifa's Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences
, headed by Prof. Zvi Ben Avraham, discovered for the first time an area of reefs with deep-sea corals in the Mediterranean, offshore of Israel.
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Taking a census of marine life is not as easy as knocking on doors. But after a 10-year effort that included diving into icy waters, guiding robots into pitch-black depths and laying out a vast network of microphones to spy on migrating fish, scientists today unveiled the results of the first-ever accounting of the ocean's creatures, including some 6,000 new species.
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A 'lost' population of tigers has been filmed living in the Himalayas. The discovery has stunned experts, as the tigers are living at a higher altitude than any others known and appear to be successfully breeding.
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Researchers on an expedition in Borneo have found a new and very tiny species of frog.
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New findings have challenged the notion that primate brains have grown steadily over the course of evolution.
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While coral reefs have long been known to attract a diverse range of species, the undersea areas also act as cradles of evolution, according to new research.
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As we enter 2010, Sideways News looks at the 10 most endangered species we need to save, according to the World Wildlife Fund annual list of animals to watch.
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Giant rainforest trees, tiny fungi and wild coffee plants are among almost 300 species that have been described by UK botanists for the first time in 2009.
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BBC film team discover new caterpillar species while filming the "Lost Land of the volcano"
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A team of scientists from Britain, the United States and Papua New Guinea found more than 40 previously unidentified species when they climbed into the kilometre-deep crater of Mount Bosavi and explored a pristine jungle habitat teeming with life that has evolved in isolation since the volcano last erupted 200,000 years ago. In a remarkably rich haul from just five weeks of exploration, the biologists discovered 16 frogs which have never before been recorded by science, at least three new fish, a new bat and a giant rat, which may turn out to be the biggest in the world.
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Scientists said Wednesday they have uncovered 56 new species in the teaming virgin tropical forests of Papua New Guinea including jumping spiders and a tiny chirping frog.
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Arsenic may be tough, but scientists have found a Yellowstone National Park alga that's tougher.
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Sat October 16, 2010
