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Saturday 13 March 2021

New Species newsletter 13_03_2021

 

New species of firefly discovered in Singapore

Phys.Org

This is the first time since 1909 that a new species of luminous firefly has been discovered in Singapore—highlighting the need for continued biodiversity ...

Hemiandrus jacinda: insect named after New Zealand prime minister

The Guardian

The newly discovered species is bigger and more brightly coloured than the 17 ground wētā already recorded, and found in native forests in Northland ...

Thousands of newly discovered viral species found in gut study

Diabetes.co.uk

More than 140,000 viral species living in the human gut have been discovered, many for the very first time, by researchers. A study, which involved ...

Seventeen “Extinct” European Plant Species Found Alive

The Scientist

The new research began over suspicions that some records of extinct seed plants published in the scientific literature and used in a global 2019 analysis ...

New Plant Parasite Discovered in Chinese Vineyards

Olive Oil Times

new root-knot nematode species was identified in southwest China. Researchers are working to determine whether the parasite is as deadly as other ...

Scientists have found a NEW bat virus that's 94.5% identical to Covid

The Sun

Scientists, led by Weifeng Shi, said “relatives of SARS-CoV-2 circulate in wildlife species in a broad geographic region of Southeast Asia and southern ...

Henry Miller: How a pet store employee became a heroic fighter against invasive species

Statesman Journal

The employee discovered zebra mussels, an invasive scourge in multiple states ... “I think every state in the union, the (Oregon) Invasive Species Council ... and came into the (U.S.) through California, Florida and New York,” Boatner ...

Hamish Harding on his journey to the Earth's deepest point and back

Khaleej Times

To discover both a potential new species and unmapped territory so far below sea level and to set two new Guinness World Records is a ...

Filipino scientists lauded for new discoveries in Mindanao

Philstar.com

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino scientists found discoveries of their lifetime — a rare frog thought to be extinct and a new species of lipstick vine in ...

Decapitating Slugs

ScienceBlog.com

Researchers have now discovered two new species of sea slug that take this autotomy and regeneration to the extreme, as they can decapitate ..

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