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Tiny Ice Age Toad Found in La Brea Tar Pits After 70 Years
A tiny toad that hopped through Ice Age Los Angeles has been hiding in plain sight at the La Brea Tar Pits for
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🇦🇺 Australia 2
🌍 Ecuador 2
🇮🇩 Indonesia 2
🇹🇼 Taiwan 2
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🇯🇵 Japan
New Giant Salamander Species Found in 3.5 Million Year Old Japanese Fossils
Three fossilized vertebrae sat in a Japanese collection for more than two decades before scientists realized t
🇮🇩 Indonesia
New Bird Species Found on Remote Indonesian Island
A bird that scientists had overlooked for decades has finally been recognized as its own species on a remote i
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
New Colobus Monkey Species Discovered in DRC Forests
A monkey species new to science has been hiding in plain sight in the forests of the Democratic Republic of th
🌍 Costa Rica
Ghost shark with giant eyes found off Costa Rica coast
A ghost shark with enormous eyes may be an entirely new species, and scientists found it swimming in the deep
🇧🇷 Brazil
31 New Species Found in Two Weeks Off Brazil Using Squid Tech
A marine biology expedition in international waters off the coast of Brazil has identified 31 new species in o
🇳🇵 Nepal
Museum DNA Reveals Two New Pit Viper Species in Nepal
Two new species of venomous pit vipers have been hiding in plain sight in Nepal, their identities only now rev
🇦🇺 Australia
Three New Planking Mantis Species Found in Australia and PNG
Three new species of praying mantis have been discovered in Australia and Papua New Guinea, and they do someth
🌍 Ecuador
Golf Ball Sized Blue Octopus Discovered in Galapagos Deep Sea
A new octopus species the size of a golf ball and bright blue has been formally identified in the deep waters
🇹🇼 Taiwan
Tiny Sesame Sea Slug Found in Taiwan, First New Genus Species in 30 Years
A sea slug no bigger than a sesame seed has turned up in the waters off Taiwan, and it is the first new specie
🇦🇺 Australia
New ghost pipefish named after Sesame Street's Snuffleupagus
A newly identified fish in Australia is bright orange, covered in hairlike growths, and named after a beloved
🇹🇼 Taiwan
Sesame Seed Sized Sea Slug Discovered in Taiwan Is a New Species
A sea slug smaller than a sesame seed has turned up in Taiwan's coastal waters, and it is so tiny and unusual
🌍 Ecuador
Tiny Blue Octopus Found in Galápagos Fits in Your Palm
A newly discovered octopus from the Galápagos Islands is so small it could curl up in the palm of your hand. A
🇮🇩 Indonesia
A New Wasp Species Named for Attenborough on His 100th Birthday
A newly identified wasp from Indonesia now carries the name of a broadcasting legend. Scientists described the
