Species
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Researchers reclassified 55 known tarantula species down to 15, while adding 14 new species, including Aphonopelma johnnycashi. The mostly black tarantula species was discovered near Folsom State Prison in California.
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ScienceMap of Life is a new Google Maps-based website, which indicates the distribution of almost every species of vertebrate animal in the world.
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ScienceThe Digital Observatory for Protected Areas (DOPA) aims to bring together multidisciplinary data from around the world allowing researchers and decision-makers the means to assess, monitor and forecast protected areas globally.
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Designers have completed the largest and most biologically diverse living wall in Surrey, British Columbia for Semiahmoo Public Library and RCMP Facility with a design covering nearly 3,000 square feet and consisting of over 10,000 individual plants.
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ScienceThe WWF has released a report which details more than 350 new species scientists have discovered in the eastern Himalayas over the past decade, including the world's smallest deer.