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  Glow-in-the-dark cockroach and social media butterfly named in scientists' top 10 new species

  By Matt Brian on May 23, 2013 08:12 am + 13 comments

  A beautiful green lacewing, a snail-eating snake, and a glow-in-the-dark cockroach. These are just Continue reading…

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  Nearly all animal species in America mapped by US Geological Survey

  By Carl Franzen on April 22, 2013 11:33 am + 7 comments

  The US Geological Survey (USGS) late last week released a powerful new tool for conservationists and Continue reading…

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  Nesting falcons claim UK cell tower, Vodafone surrenders

  By Matt Brian on April 15, 2013 05:40 am + 60 comments

  UK mobile operator Vodafone has been forced to disable one of its cell towers in the city of Continue reading…

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  Vint Cerf envisions an interspecies internet for communicating with animals and aliens

  By Bryan Bishop on February 28, 2013 10:03 pm + 23 comments

  In a TED talk this evening, internet pioneer Vint Cerf took the stage to describe how the internet Continue reading…

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  Spider that builds larger spider decoys discovered, may be a new species

  By Kimber Streams on December 18, 2012 12:56 pm + 30 comments

  Biologist and science educator Phil Torres may have discovered a completely new species — a spider Continue reading…

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  World's oldest dinosaur fossil discovered in a museum

  By Aaron Souppouris on December 5, 2012 04:56 am + 27 comments

  Scientists have identified a new species that may have lived 15 million years earlier than any other Continue reading…