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 ShavitMay 3, 2022Chasing the blue whale -- the endangered sea giantThe blue whale is the largest animal that has ever existed, weighting as much as two thousand people together.
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 ShavitFeb 3, 2022Researchers estimate the number of tree species on Earth and how many are yet to be discoveredThis new global estimate of the number of tree species is about 14% more than previous estimates of 60,000 species (2017) and 64,000 (2018).