A UK-Indian team of scientists have announced the discovery of a new species of limbless amphibian.

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Limbless amphibian species found

A moth with a taste for Chardonnay leaves, which has infested vineyards across northern Italy, is a new species of leafminer, scientists say.

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New moth invades Italy vineyards

The new species, Australopithecus sediba, possesses novel combinations of apelike and humanlike features in the hand, foot and pelvis.

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New Fossils May Redraw Human Family Tree

A new species of mushroom is named by its discoverers after the cartoon character SpongeBob Squarepants.

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Newly found mushroom named after SpongeBob

A new species of mushroom is named by its discoverers after the cartoon character SpongeBob Squarepants.

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Newly found mushroom named after SpongeBob

A new species of tropical mistletoe is top of a list of the most significant botanical discoveries of 2010.

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New mistletoe species discovered

Images of some of the many new species found in the Amazon

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Decade of discovery

The Amazon is ever-shrinking due to deforestation, but the parts that remain still serve up wonders: Over the past 10 years, 1,200 new species have been discovered there. More than half of those of are plants, but there’s also 250 new species of fish,…

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New Amazon Species Found Every Three Days

More than 700 new species of ancient insects, preserved in 50-million-year-old amber, were found in India.

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Amber yields ancient bug haul

Scientists discover a new species of carnivore in Madagascar, which they say could be one of the world’s most threatened mammals.

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New carnivore found in Madagascar