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Marine researcher Marianne Nyegaard has identified the first new species of sunfish in over 130 years.
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Scientists have identified a microscopic species capable of surviving almost any cataclysmic event.
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The SpaceX CEO has been working towards his goal of seeing mankind become an interplanetary species.
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The discovery casts doubt on the idea that modern humans evolved in a single 'cradle of humanity'.
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Scientists have revealed that some species of snake have learned how to co-operate and hunt in groups.
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Palaeontologists in Russia have discovered a huge new sea creature that lived 130 million years ago.
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Two brand new species of small tree-dwelling primate have been discovered on the island of Sulawesi.
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One of the largest ever species of plant-eating dinosaur has been discovered at a museum in Switzerland.
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Scientists have found a way to identify extinct species of human by analyzing the sediment inside caves.
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A species of caterpillar known to eat wax inside beehives has been found to eat plastic bags as well.
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Homo naledi's brain may not have been as big as that of a modern human, but it was still sophisticated.
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A new study has revealed that many primate species can pick up on when you are mistaken in your beliefs.
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Scientists in the UK have discovered a previously unknown species of millipede at an old Welsh coal mine.
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Scientists have identified a site containing thousands of footprints from 21 different dinosaur species.
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A skull belonging to what is thought to be an extinct species of giant polar bear has been discovered.
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An analysis of mammoth DNA has revealed that the species had become wracked with genetic disease.
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Two partial human skulls unearthed in central China could belong to an unknown archaic human species.
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A new study has indicated that resurrecting long-extinct species could ultimately do more harm than good.
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This newly described species of penguin is thought to have walked the Earth over 60 million years ago.
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Biologists have warned that up to a half of all species could be wiped out by the end of the century.