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850 Mostly Blind, Pale Creatures Discovered Underground

850 Mostly Blind, Pale Creatures Discovered Underground

Down under in Australia, down underground, scientists have found 850 previously unknown species living in subterranean water, caves and micro-caverns.

 

Fanged frog, 162 other new species found in Mekong

Fanged frog, 162 other new species found in Mekong

A gecko with leopard-like spots on its body and a fanged frog that eats birds are among 163 new species discovered last year in the Mekong River region of Southeast Asia, an environmental group said Friday.

 

Flying frog among 353 new Himalayan species: WWF

Flying frog among 353 new Himalayan species: WWF

A flying frog, the world's smallest deer and the first new monkey to be found in over a century are among 350 new species discovered in the eastern Himalayas in the past decade, the WWF said Monday.

 

New monkey discovered in Brazilian Amazon

New monkey discovered in Brazilian Amazon

Researchers have discovered a new sub-species of monkey in a remote part of the Amazon rain forest, a U.S.-based wildlife conservation group said on Tuesday.

 

50 New Species Discovered in New Guinea

A brilliant green tree frog with huge black eyes, jumping spiders and a striped gecko are among more than 50 new animal species scientists have discovered in a remote, mountainous region of Papua New Guinea.

 

We Are Becoming A New Species, We Are Becoming Homo Evolutis

At TED 2009, Juan Enriquez talked about the new human species emerging before our eyes. Thanks to an array of biological advances and our growing aptitude in robotics, we now find ourselves in the early days of the deliberate creation of what he called a new species.

 

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