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Reuter By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent Scientists have found about 10-20 new species of tiny creatures in the depths of the Atlantic in a survey that will gauge whether global warming may harm life in the oceans, an international report said on Thursday. The survey, of tropical waters between the eastern United States and the [...]

eurekalert.org Striking, color illustration of new parrot and mouse. Both these animals are endemic (found only there) to Camiguin Island in the Philippines. The growing realization that this tiny island is rich in biodiversity has made it a global priority for conservation. Illustration by Michael Skakuj, Courtesy of The Field Museum Extract: Scientists have discovered [...]

ifremer The animal, collected on a vent site called Annies Anthill (S of Easter Island, 38°S, 2300 m depth) has surprising characters, which most visible are the presence of a dense seta covering the appendices regularly carrying the legs. Observed under the electron microscope, these seta reveal the presence of many filamentous bacteria. The role [...]

National geographic The shark was found in a deep-sea fishing catch in 2003, making it the first new shark species to be identified in the gulf in over 30 years. The discovery was announced in the journal Copeia in December. The species, known as Mustelus hacat, grows up to three and a quarter feet (one [...]

Carnegie Museum of Natural History : : Diatomyidae are rodents that lived during the middle Tertiary (34 – 11 million years ago) in southern Asia, central China, and Japan. They were rodents of medium size and highly characteristic molar teeth and jaw structure. Three known fossil genera- Fallomus, Diatomys, and Willmus- are recognized in the [...]