Category: Biodiversity
Did ‘VSCO girls’ really save the green sea turtle? Here’s what the facts say
A girl holds a baby sea turtle in her palm. (Photo: Los Muertos Crew/Pexels) The year 2019 saw the emergence…
๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ต๐บ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ถ๐ด ๐ช๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช: a new spittlebug species from the Philippines (2026)
ย Ariptyelus ikalahani. (Photos: L – Elizabeth Huber; R – Agnieszka Anna Pierwola) In March 2026, the description of Ariptyelus ikalahani,…
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ถ๐ด ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ช: a new herbaceous plant species from the Philippines (2026)
Amorphophallus calladoi. (Photo: John Rey Callado) In February 2026, the description of Amorphophallus calladoi, a new endemic species of herbaceous…
๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ข ๐ฐ๐ค๐ค๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ด: a new flowering plant species from the Philippines (2026)
Begonia occidentalis. (Photos: Bobby Alaman – L; lower R; Donnafe Ancheta – upper R) In March 2026, the description of…
๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ข๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ท๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ป๐ช: a new forest gecko species from the Philippines (2026)
Luperosaurus alvarezi. (Photo: Camila G. Meneses & Rafe M. Brown) In March 2026, the description ofย Luperosaurus alvarezi, a new species…
With new species of ‘starburst’ flower, modern science catches up with native knowledge
Clerodendrum kelliโa newly described, Critically Endangered species found only in Nueva Ecija, Philippinesโ shown in photographs highlighting its overall habit…
Rare black palm cockatoos make full recovery after rescue from illegal wildlife trade
Photo: Davao Crocodile Park & Zoo After more than seven years of healing and treatment under the care of Davao…
[OPINION] Is this the only flood control project that’s not a ghost?
Photo: Bantay BUKID Tawan-Tawan Panigan Cluster Climate change is real, and it cannot be solved by mere tree-planting activities that…
The dire wolf remains extinct โ because extinctions cannot be undone
G.R.R. Martin/TIME/Colossal Biosciences/The New Yorker โขU.S.-based Colossal Biosciences claimed that it resurrected the dire wolf, a canid that went extinct…
๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ข ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ช: a new species of leaf beetle from the Philippines (2024)
Podontia rustiai. (Photo: Orlando Calcetas & Charles Staines) Announced in July 2024, the description of a new species of leaf…
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