Barack Obama Now Has A Fish Named After Him

Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Teddy Roosevelt, and Jimmy Carter are also honored by the names of these new freshwater darter species.

Summer Anne Burton 5 months ago 57 responses

New Species Named After “Star Wars” Jedi

Meet the Purple Yoda. Or, in the proper Latin, Yoda purpurata.

Donna Dickens 7 months ago 21 responses

A New Monkey Has Been Discovered

The new species lives in central Africa and has been known to locals as lesula – the new formal name is Cercopithecus lomamiensis. Scientists began investigating these long-nosed, colorful guys in 2007 after researchers spotted the previously unknown species at a village home.

Summer Anne Burton 8 months ago 153 responses

New Deep Water Shark Species Discovered

A researched rode along a commercial fishing ship for 2 months and found 350 sharks that were dragged up as bycatch, including a few that are probably never before seen species. NOPE. (via ouramazingplanet.com)

Katie Notopoulos 9 months ago 70 responses

Horrifying New Wasp Species Discovered

This monster lives in Indonesia has jaws longer than its front legs. I hate it so much. (via dailymail.co.uk)

Katie Notopoulos a year ago 204 responses

“Astonish Me” Showcases Newly Discovered Species

Add Bill Nighy to the list of actors that can narrate anything. The WWF (no not that one) created this enchanting big budget short to illustrate how much we still don’t know about our own planet.

Donna Dickens a year ago 20 responses

The Top 10 New Species For 2011

Each year the International Institute for Species Exploration announces their list of the Top 10 New Species for the preceding calendar year. And the winners are… View List ›

Dorsey Shaw a year ago 109 responses

200 New Species Discovered in New Guinea

Along with the bat that resembles Yoda, over 200 other new species have also been discovered in New Guinea. Here are some amazing photos of these newfound creatures courtesy of MSNBC. See the rest of the pictures here. View List ›

MelisBuzzFeed 2 years ago 37 responses

Human/Animal Hybrid Embryos

British authorities clear the way for scientists to attempt to create cybrids, human and animal hybrid embryos. Don’t freak, the resulting embryos are 99.9 percent human! Wait, that’s creepier. Researchers hope the experiments will help shed light on diseases like Parkinson’s and spinal muscular atrophy. Read More ›

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