12 stories tagged with #new-species, in publish-time order across the WeSearch catalog. Tag pages update as new stories ingest.
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As floods get worse, Britain tries a new solution: beavers. After the beavers felled a few trees and built a dam to make a pond from the golf course creek, flooding stopped at the tube station, and new species started moving in.
A New Species of Tiny Octopus Was Discovered in the Galápagos Islands
An octopus about the size of a golf ball was first spotted in 2015 near Darwin Island. A new study gives it both a formal description and a name.…
Sesame-Sized Sea Slug Found Off Taiwan Turns Out to Be a New Species
Learn how a recreational dive, a Facebook message, and years of DNA analysis led researchers to identify a sesame-seed-sized sea slug off Taiwan as a newly described species.…
New species of blue octopus discovered 5,900 feet underwater
The new species, named Microeledone galapagensis, has a blue hue, which is believed to be the rarest color in nature.…
Adorable tiny blue octopus found nearly 6,000 feet beneath the Galápagos
A mysterious little blue octopus discovered nearly 6,000 feet beneath the waters of the Galápagos Islands has officially been identified as a brand-new species. About the size of a…
A Tiny Blue Deep-Sea Octopus Near the Galápagos Could Be a New Species
Learn how CT scans helped describe a newly discovered golf ball-sized octopus found near the Galápagos.…
New Species of Tiny Blue Octopus Discovered in the Galápagos
The rare find is a reminder that there is biodiversity everywhere and it must be protected.…
New Species of Box Jellyfish Found Off Singapore — and It’s Highly Venomous
Discover the newly identified box jellyfish — and see how its unusual traits reveal how much scientists still have to learn.…
A New Species of Spider Was Found in the Himalayas — and it Has a Smiley Face
Learn more about the Himalayan Happy-Face Spider, a new species with a red grin that is remarkably similar to the famous happy-face spider of the Hawaiian Islands.…
New Species of Deadly Box Jellyfish Discovered
New Species of Deadly Box Jellyfish Discovered: The fatal marine creature lives near Singapore’s “Island of Death Behind”…
Marine scientists discover record number of new species
Meet ‘Snuffleupagus,’ a newfound fish sporting shaggy camouflage
Found near Australia, Solenostomus snuffleupagus is a shaggy swimmer that closely resembles Mr. Snuffleupagus from Sesame Street.…