• Nile perch. [Stunning Pic of a beautiful species] http://image64.webshots.com/164/9/93/21/415099321rLABIr_ph.jpg 2 comments 12/9/2007

• The Causal Relationship between Eating Animals and Viral Epidemics. Cross-species viral epidemics could be significantly reduced by restricting wildlife trade and eating a more plant-based diet. https://www.karger.com/article/fulltext/511192 27 comments 12/4/2021 science
• Endangered-species decision expected on beloved monarch butterfly https://ktla.com/news/california/endangered-species-decision-expected-on-beloved-monarch-butterfly/ 10 comments 15/12/2020 politics
• Fish gut facials fight wrinkles and age spots | New study finds that the innards of two species of seabream possess compounds that fight wrinkles and age spots. https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/fish-guts-fight-skin-wrinkles-age-spots/ 2 comments 6/9/2024 science
• Eradicating animals on the basis that they are not native in order to protect plant species, can be a flawed practice costing millions of dollars, and resulting in the slaughter of millions of healthy wild animals. https://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/new-study-suggests-culling-animals-who-dont-belong-can-be-flawed-nature-conservation-practice#:~:text=New%20research%20published%20today%20in,millions%20of%20healthy%20wild%20animals. 51 comments 2/2/2024 science
• New Ancient Shark Species Discovered Hidden in World's Largest Cave System https://www.newsweek.com/ancient-shark-species-discovered-hidden-world-largest-cave-system-1834492 3 comments 16/10/2023 science
• Global Rewilding Plans Take Shape. With a growing number of studies demonstrating the importance of large mammals to healthy ecosystems, scientists are proposing concrete plans to reintroduce these animals to the wild. The return of just 20 species to native habitats could be a boon to biodiversity. https://e360.yale.edu/features/large-mammals-rewilding-carbon-climate-change 12 comments 13/7/2022 futurology
• Florida’s largest-ever python has been found. In its stomach was a deer, meaning the snakes are now competing with native species like endangered Florida panthers for prey. Here’s the untold story of its discovery. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/largest-burmese-python-ever-found-in-florida 151 comments 22/6/2022 environment
• Pesticides Are Killing the World’s Soils - They cause significant harm to earthworms, beetles, ground-nesting bees and thousands of other vital subterranean species https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pesticides-are-killing-the-worlds-soils/ 963 comments 1/6/2021 science
• (AI Safety) Misalignment between human mind and human species https://www.dialecticsofnature.com/post/are-we-all-misaligned 5 comments 15/1/2021 artificial
• Mass species extinctions are accelerating. Humans must act now, MoBOT chief says https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/mass-species-extinctions-are-accelerating-humans-must-act-now-mobot-chief-says/article_866c03c7-41eb-5303-a8df-1bec09b8b1f6.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1 13 comments 9/6/2020 worldnews
• The insect apocalypse isn't universal: freshwater insect species numbers are up 11 percent, while terrestrial species are down 9 percent https://massivesci.com/notes/insects-apocalypse-conservation-extinction-habitats/ 5 comments 20/5/2020 science
• New Species of See-Through Frog Found, Looks Like Kermit https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/04/150421-glass-frog-kermit-discovery-animals-science-costa-rica/#close 6 comments 13/5/2020 nottheonion
• Red pandas are actually two separate species, study finds. Scientists found substantial divergences between Chinese red pandas and Himalayan red pandas in three genetic markers https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/9/eaax5751 7 comments 28/2/2020 science
• Research team resurrects genes from the last herd of woolly mammoths. Findings show that their small population had developed a number of genetic defects that may have proved fatal for the species. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/oupu-srm020720.php 5 comments 7/2/2020 science
• ‘When the Glaciers Disappear, Those Species Will Go Extinct’ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/16/climate/glaciers-melting-alaska-washington.html 15 comments 17/4/2019 politics
• New species of early human found in the Philippines https://phys.org/news/2019-04-species-early-human-philippines.html 3 comments 10/4/2019 worldnews
• Previously unknown human species found in Asia raises questions about early hominin dispersals from Africa https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01019-7 4 comments 10/4/2019 science
• Is there a universal recipe for animal tranquilizers, or do different species require different formulas? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/agbl1n/is_there_a_universal_recipe_for_animal/ 5 comments 15/1/2019 askscience
• Before Our Species Left Africa, Now-Extinct Humans Made These Fancy Tools in India https://gizmodo.com/advanced-stone-tools-found-in-india-may-change-timeline-1822588376 6 comments 1/2/2018 worldnews
• Stone tools in India suggest earlier human exit from Africa: Just a week after scientists reported evidence that our species left Africa earlier than we thought, another discovery is suggesting the date might be pushed back further. http://abcnews.go.com/technology/wirestory/stone-tools-india-suggest-earlier-human-exit-africa-52743647 3 comments 31/1/2018 worldnews
• New species of parrot discovered on the Yucatan Peninsula. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/06/new-species-parrots-yucatan-mexico/ 15 comments 27/6/2017 science
• Scientists Discover Prehistoric Giant Otter Species In China http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/23/511251648/scientists-discover-prehistoric-giant-otter-species-in-china?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=npr&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews 10 comments 23/1/2017 worldnews
• Republican-controlled government sees chance to weaken Endangered Species Act http://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/republican-controlled-government-sees-chance-to-weaken-endangered-species-act/ 26 comments 18/1/2017 politics
• Birth rate seems to be inversely related to wealth and resource availability. Does this phenomenon occur in non-human species? Is there a biological(i.e. hormonal) influence behind it? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5kbs35/birth_rate_seems_to_be_inversely_related_to/ 29 comments 26/12/2016 askscience
• Roman toilets may actually have been bad for public health. Ancient Romans may have spread a variety of pathogens including tapeworm, roundworm, and a 25 foot species of fish tapeworm, throughout Europe. http://news.sciencemag.org/archaeology/2016/01/roman-toilets-may-actually-have-been-bad-public-health 3 comments 8/1/2016 science
• Largest animal cloning factory can save species, says Chinese founder http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/24/worlds-largest-animal-cloning-factory-can-save-species-says-chinese-founder 4 comments 25/11/2015 worldnews
• Scientists figure out why elephants don't get cancer: They have 20 copies of the p53 tumor suppressor gene. Almost all other species, including humans, only have 1. http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2015/10/06/028522 27 comments 7/10/2015 science
• Scientists release 'complete' tree of life which shows how 2.3 million species are related http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientists-release-complete-tree-of-life-which-shows-how-23-million-species-are-related-10511433.html 47 comments 21/9/2015 worldnews
• "Australian scientists have discovered what could be a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider, after finding a large specimen living in a national park." http://news.yahoo.com/australia-spider-may-species-deadly-funnel-090051130.html 15 comments 9/9/2015 worldnews
• Rats will try to save members of their own species from drowning http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-015-0872-2 465 comments 12/5/2015 science
• New whale fossil from NZ solves mystery of earlier species discovered in 1949: first Eomysticetidae (dawn baleen whales) from southern hemisphere http://www.otago.ac.nz/geology/research/paleontology/tohoraata.html 3 comments 20/11/2014 science
• This Ant Species May Support a Controversial Theory on Evolution http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/newly-discovered-ant-species-supports-controversial-theory-evolution-180952423/ 18 comments 22/8/2014 science
• 5 Shark Species Win Protection Against Fin Trade in Historic Turnaround - Millions of sharks killed each yr for shark-fin soup now have greater protection after world's biggest wildlife summit votes to crack down. Some nations now see sharks more valuable alive, as a source of tourism. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/11/shark-species-greater-protection-finning 19 comments 12/3/2013 worldnews
• A sweeping census involving more than 100 scientists and lasting almost a decade has estimated that Panama's San Lorenzo forest is home to an estimated 25,246 arthropod species. The study is the most extensive survey of insects, spiders, and their relatives ever undertaken. http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/12/panama-forest-boasts-tens-of-tho.html 28 comments 13/12/2012 science
• The world's biggest squid species have developed huge eyes to give early warning of approaching sperm whales, scientists find. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17365736 20 comments 15/3/2012 science
• New species of ancient predatory fish discovered http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110912104834.htm#.tm432xmndco.reddit 7 comments 12/9/2011 science
• A newly discovered species of spider living in Madagascar makes the world's longest known web, spanning 25m http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9001000/9001866.stm 32 comments 16/9/2010 science
• New giant rat species discovered - Also happens to be the largest rat. http://www.cnn.com/2009/world/asiapcf/09/07/giant.rat.papua/index.html 6 comments 8/9/2009 science
• A recent study has found hardy 'extremophile' bacteria living in clean rooms at NASA. Some of the organisms are species that have never been detected anywhere else. http://www.astrobio.net/news/article2449.html 70 comments 25/8/2008 science