Joseph ShavitJun 11, 2022New species of algae named for poet Amanda Gorman“And so we lift our gaze, not to what stands between us, but what stands before us.” – Amanda Gorman, from “The Hill We Climb.”
Joseph ShavitApr 19, 2022Taylor Swift, the millipede: Scientists name a new species after the singerThe twisted-claw millipede Nannaria swiftae joins 16 other new species described from the Appalachian Mountains of the United States.
Joseph ShavitDec 19, 2021First millipede with more than 1,000 legs discoveredThe millipede has 1,306 legs — more than any other animal — and belongs to a new species that has been named Eumillipes persephone.