News tagged with new species

New species of lizard created in lab that reproduces by cloning itself

(PhysOrg.com) -- A genetics research group working in a lab in Kansas, has succeeded in creating a new species of lizard by mating two distinct species of North American Whiptails, both native to New Mexico. ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 06, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (27) | comments 27 | with audio podcast report

Newly identified self-cloning lizard found in Vietnam

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have just discovered that a small lizard, long known as a restaurant food item in southeastern Vietnam, is an all-female species that reproduces through "cloning" itself.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 11, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 14 | with audio podcast report

Scientists discover new species in one of world's deepest ocean trenches

Scientists investigating in one of the world’s deepest ocean trenches -- previously thought to be void of fish -- have discovered an entirely new species.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 17, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (36) | comments 22 | with audio podcast

Researchers go underground to reveal 850 new species

Australian researchers have discovered a huge number of new species of invertebrate animals living in underground water, caves and "micro-caverns" amid the harsh conditions of the Australian outback.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Seeing beyond the invisible: Scientists find formula to uncover our planet’s past and help predict its future

(PhysOrg.com) -- Studies of climate evolution and the ecology of past-times are often hampered by lost information - lost variables needed to complete the picture have been long thought untraceable but scientists ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Scientists find 56 new species in Papua New Guinea

Jumping spiders, a tiny chirping frog and an elegant striped gecko are among 56 species believed new to science discovered during a Conservation International (CI) Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) expedition ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Rare reptile hatchling found on NZ mainland

(AP) -- A hatchling of a rare reptile with lineage dating back to the dinosaur age has been found in the wild on the New Zealand mainland for the first time in about 200 years, a wildlife official said Thursday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Birds cultivate decorative plants to attract mates

An international team of scientists has uncovered the first evidence of a non-human species cultivating plants for use other than as food. Instead, bowerbirds propagate fruits used as decorations in their ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Deep-sea diversity surprises researchers

Scientists have shed new light on the evolution of deep-sea creatures by looking at the genes of one shrimp-like species, rather than their physical characteristics.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists get first full look at prehistoric New Zealand penguin

After 35 years, a giant fossil penguin has finally been completely reconstructed, giving researchers new insights into prehistoric penguin diversity.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New Zealand team finds early plant arrivers dominated landscape

(PhysOrg.com) -- It seems intuitive that not all plant species could have taken a foothold on land at the same time all those millions of years ago as conditions on Earth evolved to the point where they could survive; some ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

New frog species is world's smallest vertebrate

LSU's Chris Austin recently discovered two new species of frogs in New Guinea, one of which is now the world's tiniest known vertebrate, averaging only 7.7 millimeters in size – less than one-third of ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

New evidence for complex molecules on Pluto's surface

(PhysOrg.com) -- The new and highly sensitive Cosmic Origins Spectrograph aboard the Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a strong ultraviolet-wavelength absorber on Pluto's surface, providing new evidence ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

First known night-flowering orchid discovered

Botanists have discovered the first known species of orchid that flowers at night, London's Kew Gardens announced on Tuesday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Spectacular discoveries in New Guinea

A frog with fangs, a blind snake and a round-headed dolphin are among more than 1,000 new species recently found on the incredible Melanesian island of New Guinea, environment group WWF said.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 38