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Student discovers 500-million-year-old ‘Living Fossil’ on science expedition-- here's what it is
In South Africa's Karoo region, a university student's exploration led to the discovery of Peripatopsis barnardi, a new ...
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New species of rain frog discovered in South Africa
In the damp, grassy slopes of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, an unassuming amphibian has leapt into the scientific ...
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Student Uncovers Prehistoric ‘Living Fossil’ in South Africa
A student’s chance discovery of an ancient 'living fossil' beneath a rock in South Africa uncovers secrets of a prehistoric ...
Discovery of a Lifetime: Student Discovers Ancient “Living Fossil” Underneath Rock
A newly discovered velvet worm species is the first ever found in South Africa's arid Karoo region. In March 2022, ...
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The cost of extinction - new tech calculates financial fallout of biodiversity loss
While carbon credits and emissions targets dominate today’s environmental headlines, biodiversity loss has remained a vague ...
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Heidelberg locals discover rare Verreaux’s Eagle nest after years of searching
A rare sighting in Heidelberg has sparked excitement among local birdwatchers and conservationists. “We found an active Verreaux’s Eagle nest, previously known as the Black Eagle or Witkruisarend, ...
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First sighting of rare spotted ground thrush in Palm Lakes
An exciting discovery of a rare and endangered bird at Palm Lakes Family Estate has brought hope to local conservationists.
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Officials stunned after making grotesque discovery in national park: 'The whole thing starts to unravel'
"Each player in an ecosystem fulfills its niche." Officials stunned after making grotesque discovery in national park: 'The ...
Mysterious fungi: Researchers pinpoint hotspots of 'dark taxa' across Earth's underground ecosystems
Mycorrhizal fungi help regulate the Earth's climate and ecosystems by forming underground networks that provide plants with ...
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How fungi are surviving—and even thriving—in a warming world
Sunday in that bleak pandemic summer of 2020, the air near central California’s Big Basin Redwoods State Park felt muggy, almost tropical. Weird, thought naturalist Christian ...