ASU compiles list of world's top 10 new species
24 May 2012, 1:34 am
Roughly 18,000 new species that scientists discovered last year were unique and bizarre enough to be placed on a top 10 new-species list by a team of international scientists.

Top 10 new species list unveiled
23 May 2012, 7:40 pm
PHOENIX, May 23 (UPI) -- A sneezing monkey and a fungus named for a popular TV cartoon character are on a list of the top 10 new species described in 2011, U.S. researchers say.

New species top 10 list: Underworld worm, walking cactus creature, blue tarantula, sneezing monkey, and more
23 May 2012, 5:17 pm
The top 10 new species list has just been released. It includes a teensy attack wasp, night-blooming orchid, underworld worm, ancient "walking cactus" creature, blue tarantula, Nepalese poppy, giant millipede, sneezing monkey, fungus named for cartoon character and beautiful jellyfish.

Top 10 new species of 2011 named by conservation group
23 May 2012, 4:33 pm
Top 10 lists are standard fodder for media: the 10 best dressed, the 10 best-looking, the 10 most wanted, etc. But the International Institute for species Exploration, headquartered at Arizona State University, has a new take on such lists. For the last five years, the institute has been issuing a top 10 list of the quirkiest, most bizarre and just plain interesting new species discovered the ...

Factors behind past lemur species extinctions put surviving species in 'ecological retreat'
23 May 2012, 3:17 pm
At least 17 species of lemurs have vanished on Madagascar over the last 2,000 years, with human activity likely a central factor. New research examined eight of those extinctions, and findings suggest that surviving species don't necessarily benefit when competitors die out.

Sneezing monkey highlights new species
23 May 2012, 1:56 pm
The realm of living things known to science gained some fascinating new members in the past year. These include a monkey that sneezes when it rains; a tiny worm discovered nearly a mile below ground; a mushroom that looks more like a sponge and the first night-blooming orchid ever recorded.

New species Top 10 List Draws Attention to Diverse Biosphere
23 May 2012, 12:30 pm
The International Institute for species Exploration at Arizona State University released the top 10 new species list on May 23; includes teensy attack wasp, night-blooming orchid, underworld worm, ancient "walking cactus" creature, blue tarantula, Nepalese poppy, giant millipede, sneezing monkey, fungus named for cartoon character and beautiful jellyfish.

Sneezing Monkey & SpongeBob Mushroom Top New species List
23 May 2012, 12:11 pm
The realm of living things known to science gained some fascinating new members in the past year. These include a monkey that sneezes when it rains; a tiny worm discovered nearly a mile below ground; a mushroom that looks more like a sponge and the first night-blooming orchid ever recorded.

Top 10 new species list draws attention to diverse biosphere
23 May 2012, 11:59 am
The International Institute for species Exploration at Arizona State University and a committee of scientists from around the world announced their picks for the top 10 new species described in 2011. This is the fifth year for the top 10 new species list, which was released May 23 to coincide with the anniversary of the birth of Carolus Linnaeus, the Swedish botanist who was responsible for the ...

New species likely at uranium site: EPA
22 May 2012, 6:01 pm
NEW species of native succulent plants appear to have been discovered at the site of a planned uranium mine in WA, the state's independent environment watchdog says.