New species of coral, sponges found near Hawaii

New and dramatic species of coral and sponges have been found in the Pacific during deep sea dives near the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, scientists said Monday.

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Fanged frog, 162 other new species found in Mekong

A gecko with leopard-like spots on its body and a fanged frog that eats birds are among 163 new species discovered last year in the Mekong River region of Southeast Asia, an environmental group said Friday.

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Tiny deer among 350 new species found in Himalayas

The world's smallest deer, a flying frog and catfish that stick to rocks — as well as more than 350 other species — have been discovered over the past decade in the Himalayas, making it one of the world's most biologically rich regions, an environmental group said Monday.

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French scientists discover new species of gecko

French scientists say they hatched a new gecko species from an egg plucked from its nest in a South Pacific island and carried it 12,000 miles to Paris in a box lined with Kleenex.

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Vietnam Houses New Plant, Animal Species

Scientists have discovered 11 new species of plants and animals in Vietnam, including a snake, two butterflies and five orchid varieties, the World Wildlife Fund said Wednesday.

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WWF: 52 New Species Discovered on Borneo

Scientists have discovered at least 52 new species of animals and plants on the southeast Asian island of Borneo since 2005, including a catfish with protruding teeth and suction cups on its belly to help it stick to rocks, WWF International said Tuesday.

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Strange beasts—including a giant rat, a lungless worm, and a vegetarian spider—dominated National Geographic News's most popular new-species coverage of 2009.

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For one species to diverge into two, you typically need physical separation so that two populations can breed independently and evolve in different ways.

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Ned Gardiner, a scientist who specializes in mapping ecosystems, is fiddling with an instrument floating over the side of our wooden pirogue when the boat emerges from an eddy into the main stream of the Congo River.

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The WWF report The Eastern Himalayas – Where Worlds Collide details discoveries made by scientists from various organizations between 1998 and 2008 in a region reaching across Bhutan and north-east India to the far north of Myanmar as well as Nepal and southern parts of Tibet A …

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Over 350 new species including the world's smallest deer, a "flying frog" and a 100-million-year-old gecko have been discovered in the Eastern Himalayas, a biological treasure trove.

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These shows the intelligent & wisdom of our Great Creator.

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Despite the ever-spreading imprint of humanity on this small planet, scientists keep discovering new species, even among relatively conspicuous classes of vertebrates like mammals and birds.

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The monkey is related to saddleback tamarins, which include several species of monkeys known for their distinctively marked backs. The newly described distinct subspecies was first seen by scientists on a 2007 expedition into the state of Amazonas in northwestern Brazil.

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Geneva - Scientists have discovered a small new bat species weighing just 5 grams on the Comoros island archipelago in the Indian Ocean, the Natural History Museum in Geneva said.

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A salamander that looks like E.T., a micosized frog smaller than a fingernail, and a spiny-crested grasshopper. Who says the age of exploration is dead?

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A pea-sized seahorse, caffeine-free coffee and bacteria that live in hairspray have all made this year's Top 10 new species list, compiled by scientists at Arizona State University.

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Half-size humans whose remains were found on the remote Indonesian island of Flores in 2003 have been confirmed to be a new species, and not modern pygmies whose brains had shrivelled with disease.

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Scientists who have just returned from an expedition to an erupting undersea volcano near the Island of Guam report that the volcano appears to be continuously active, has grown considerably in size during the past three years, and its activity supports a unique biological commun …

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According to a recently published press release, three new species of bacteria have been discovered in the upper stratosphere by Indian scientists in an experiment conducted by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

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An international team of scientists report on the new species of animals they discovered on an unexplored region of Papua New Guinea -- includes LOTS of pictures!

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HONOLULU (AP) -- Scientists have identified seven new species of bamboo coral discovered thousands of feet below the ocean's surface, officials said Thursday.

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The frogfish - which has a swirl of tan and peach zebra stripes that extend from its aqua eyes to its tail - was first discovered by scuba diving instructors off Ambon island in eastern Indonesia.

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A brightly-coloured fish which bounces along the seabed has been hailed as a new species by scientists - who have dubbed it "psychedelica".

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*prepare to be grossed out* Just kidding, he/she is actually a cute little guy/gal

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The parents of a scientist, who found new species via a web map, have told how they helped him turn up new samples on a later trip to another region.

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As one commenter observed, this gives a new meaning to the word 'weird'. I think it is a big cat- not a feral domestic- what do you think?

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Perhaps this is the discovery of a new species. A fish (creature) captured on video walking on the sea floor. The video is not Discovery Channel quality but it is good enough to get a real glimpse at the creature.

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This blurry photo is causing excitement on paranormal websites, amid speculation that it could show a new species of winged mammal.

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A comb jelly trips the light fantastic as it pulses off Heron Island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef complex.

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QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Hard to believe a giant, pink lizard could be overlooked for almost two centuries.

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