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Scientists discover new plant species in Arunachal Pradesh
The species is named to honor Dr Sudhansu Sekhar Dash, a scientist at the BSI, for his "signific…
PTI
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Scientists discovered the strangest sea slug in the ocean
Researchers were baffled by a bioluminescent mollusk that lives in the deep ocean. They just discov…
Jenny McGrath
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Scientists name newly discovered ancient amphibian species after Kermit the Frog
Scientists think that the animal, which lived 270 million years ago, likely "resembled a stout sala…
Cameron Manley
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Scientists discovered a new dinosaur species, and it could reshape the history of T. rex's evolution
Old fossils dug up over 40 years ago were thought to belong to a T. rex, but new research suggests …
Maiya Focht
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Scientists discovered a unique line of Neanderthals and it's helping solve the mystery of humanity's last great extinction
The genome of a Neanderthal named Thorin suggested he was part of an unknown lineage. He and his co…
Jenny McGrath
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A brand new dinosaur species with spiky armor was recently discovered to have roamed England during the Cretaceous period
A new dinosaur species, Vectipelta barretti, was discovered on the Isle of Wight. It's an entirely …
Jenny McGrath
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Indo-German team discovers new catfish species in Kerala with no eyes, blood-red body
An Indo-German team of researchers has discovered a new species of catfish in Kerala measuring no m…
PTI
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Meet the demon catshark, a new deep water dwelling species with ghostly white eyes discovered off the coast of Australia
Dr. Will White, who was among the researchers who discovered the new species, told Insider they tra…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Scientists discovered 50,000-year-old viruses in Neanderthal DNA that could help explain their mysterious extinction
Research found signs of ancient viruses in Neanderthal DNA that they may have gotten from ancient h…
Jenny McGrath
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Arctic puffins evolved into a new species 6 generations ago, but they might be less fit to survive, a new study shows
Two species of puffins began breeding within the last century in response to climate change. This m…
Maiya Focht
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Researchers discovered a new waterlily species for the first time in over 100 years — and they're the biggest in the world
Victoria boliviana, the name of the recently discovered species, is the biggest waterlily in the wo…
Claudia Willen
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Photos show what cave divers discovered when they swam inside an iceberg the size of Jamaica. Today, it's gone.
In 2001, divers made history when they ventured inside iceberg B15, the largest moving object on Ea…
Ellyn Lapointe
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A species of jellyfish carrying one of the most deadly venoms in the world is capable of learning despite not having a brain, new research shows
Box jellyfish can combine information from mechanical and visual stimuli to change their behavior, …
Katie Hawkinson
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A new species of armless dinosaur discovered in Argentina belongs to a family of fearsome predators
Abelisaurid dinosaurs didn't need arms to become some of the fiercest hunters of the late Cretaceou…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A pristine region of the Pacific Ocean targeted for deep-sea mining contains 5,000 new marine species, say scientists
The new species were found in a mineral-rich region of the Pacific Ocean floor between Hawaii and M…
Bethany Dawson
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Scientists discover new species of fungus, on Twitter
People often use social media platforms to keep themselves entertained but in a bizarre incident, s…