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<p>Myloplus sauron, a vegetarian piranha from the Amazon, named after Lord Of The Rings villain Sauron due to its orange and black markings that resemble "the eye". Picture: Mark H Sabaj/PA Wire</p>

outdoors

Vegetarian piranha and flying dinosaur among newly named species in 2024

New finds include a snake from the Indian Himalayas named after actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio and the piranha named after Lord Of The Rings villain Sauron

<p>Dalek nationi, a new species of wasp from Costa Rica named after the Dr Who monsters the Daleks (John Noyes/Natural History Museum/PA)</p>

outdoors

Newly discovered species of wasp named after Doctor Who’s Daleks

<p>The European Commission has sent a letter of formal notice to Ireland, calling on the Government to "bring its national legislation in line" with the Industrial Emissions Directive.</p>

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European Commission want emissions in Ireland tackled

Scientists identify 503 new species in 2020

world

Scientists identify 503 new species in 2020

Fleeing Trump, unlikely, welcome birds of different feather

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Fleeing Trump, unlikely, welcome birds of different feather

Bees facing threat of extinction

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Bees facing threat of extinction

Culprit behind Piltdown Man hoax revealed

Culprit behind Piltdown Man hoax revealed

Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle has been cleared of hoaxing the scientific world with remains that were once believed to be the ‘missing link’ between humans and apes.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2016

Amazon rainforest has 11,676 tree species

Amazon rainforest has 11,676 tree species

So many different tree species grow in the Amazon rainforest that it will take another 300 years to discover them all, say scientists.

Thu, 14 Jul, 2016

‘Walking’ fish among new species in Asia

‘Walking’ fish among new species in Asia

A monkey which sneezes in the rain and a “walking” fish are among more than 200 species discovered in the Eastern Himalayas in recent years.

Tue, 06 Oct, 2015