The Cool Down on MSN3d
Researchers stunned after rediscovering creature that hasn't been seen in over 130 years: 'Faces several significant threats'
"The main challenge in locating it was the lack of precision in the description of its type locality." Researchers stunned ...
Fuzzy creature — not seen since 1951 — rediscovered in India. See the surprise find
In the middle of the 20th century, researchers studying insects along the southern coast of India collected a ...
Mongabay News4d
Siamese crocodile release into the wild marks conservation milestone in Cambodia
In a conservation milestone, 10 Siamese crocodiles were released this month into Cambodia’s Virachey National Park for the ...
Rare species — once declared extinct in the wild — rediscovered in French Polynesia
On a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, a rare species once declared extinct in the wild has been rediscovered. Partula ...
Texas Monthly5d
One of the Rarest of Texas’s Rare Plants Might Be Growing in Your Neighbor’s Garden
I recently went looking for one of the rarest of Texas’s rare plants in what seemed like an odd place: near the middle of ...
New species found while cleaning out freezer. See ‘unusual’ creature from Maldives
“The material described herein was found during a freezer clean up: in a pudding of old ice and forgotten Eppendorf tubes, a ...
Ghost Frog Found: Scientists Stumble Upon Species Missing Since 1902
The elusive frog Alsodes vittatus has been found after 130 years, emphasizing gaps in knowledge and conservation needs in ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN6d
More than 120 Years After Its Disappearance, This Rare Species Has Resurfaced in South America
A rare amphibian once thought to be extinct has resurfaced in Chile, marking a remarkable scientific breakthrough. Alsodes ...
Egg-laying mammal — feared locally extinct after wildfire — rediscovered in Australia
Echidnas are egg-laying, insect-eating mammals native to Australia, according to the Australian Museum. The country has only ...
Scientists stunned after finding rare species lurking in underwater caves for nearly 100 years: 'Biological uniqueness'
According to the Libya Observer, a team of scientists from the University of Benghazi and the Ibleo Center of ...
Smoky Mountain News8d
‘The fish that wears a feather’: Sicklefin Redhorse fish given scientific name
The Sicklefin Redhorse has a long history in the waters of southern Appalachia. But the fish wasn’t rediscovered and ...
Maui News9d
Extremely rare native Hawaiian plant finds success in cultivation
A new website is dedicated to sharing the story of a critically endangered native Nawaiian plant thought lost to history ...