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Wooly devil is new plant species discovered at Big Bend

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Wooly devil: Fuzzy white leaves and a center to the flower of yellow with pink spikes.

Meet the wooly devil. Staff members recently discovered this new plant species inside Big Bend National Park in Texas. Image via NPS/ D. Manley. New plant species: Wooly devil Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas is home to more than 1,200 species of plants. And now you can add one more to that list. … Read more

New fish species named for Princess Mononoke

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New fish species: Fish with red vertical stripe on cheek from eye to jaw and animated character with similarly striped cheeks.

Scientists have named a new fish species for the character San (also called Princess Mononoke) in the animated movie Princess Mononoke, thanks to their similarly painted cheeks. Image via Pensoft/ Fish: Branchiostegus sanae. Huang et al (CC-BY 4.0). San: “Princess Mononoke” (1997)/ Hayao Miyazaki/ Studio Ghibli. New fish species named for animated character On February … Read more