Two new fungi have a gruesome way to kill flies
Two newly discovered species of fungi infect flies and then get them to rain down spores to infect others before they die, researchers have found.
Dec. 15, 2020 • ~5 min
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Cretaceous bird beat toucans to the giant beak
A single fossil skull, partially trapped in rock, reveals a new species of bird called Falcatakely and its very unusual beak.
Dec. 1, 2020 • ~9 min
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Cretaceous bird beat toucans to the giant beak
A single fossil skull, partially trapped in rock, reveals a new species of bird called Falcatakely and its very unusual beak.
Dec. 1, 2020 • ~9 min
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‘Perplexing’ extinct lizard leads to evolution mystery
Nov. 12, 2020 • ~6 min
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Dogs are testing positive for new tick-borne bacteria
A new, yet-unnamed species of Rickettsia has turned up in dogs. Researchers now want to know if can affect people, too.
Nov. 10, 2020 • ~6 min
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New wasp may be a parasite of a parasite
Researchers have discovered a new species of wasp with a role in an insect horror story playing out on the stems and leaves of oak trees.
Oct. 28, 2020 • ~10 min
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New crab species is a purple tree-climber
A newly described species of crab, Leptarma biju, is a noctural tree-climber. Perhaps that's why explorers hadn't noticed it before.
Oct. 7, 2020 • ~4 min
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New deep-sea isopod is shockingly large
The discovery of a new species of giant isopod "is an indication of just how little we know about the oceans."
Aug. 13, 2020 • ~4 min
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Museum fossils reveal new dolphin-ish reptile
Scientists have identified a new species of tuna-shaped reptiles called ichthyosaurs, one called Hauffiopteryx altera.
July 20, 2020 • ~3 min
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