http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2009 2009-11-11T13:53:00-08:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/s87RThMK_9s/ BBC film team discover new caterpillar species while filming the "Lost Land of the volcano" Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries ]]> 2009-09-30T11:47:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/lost_land_of_the_volcano_noctuid_caterpillars/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/E9K9VgMDa-0/ A team of scientists from Britain, the United States and Papua New Guinea found more than 40 previously unidentified species when they climbed into the kilometre-deep crater of Mount Bosavi and explored a pristine jungle habitat teeming with life that has evolved in isolation since the volcano last erupted 200,000 years ago. In a remarkably rich haul from just five weeks of exploration, the biologists discovered 16 frogs which have never before been recorded by science, at least three new fish, a new bat and a giant rat, which may turn out to be the biggest in the world. Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, Oceania, Papua New Guinea ]]> 2009-09-10T15:08:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/lost_world_of_fanged_frogs_and_giant_rats_discovered_in_papua_new_guinea/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/6PmSATy-kLA/ Scientists said Wednesday they have uncovered 56 new species in the teaming virgin tropical forests of Papua New Guinea including jumping spiders and a tiny chirping frog. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, Oceania, Papua New Guinea ]]> 2009-03-26T00:44:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/papaua_new_guinea_forests_reveal_56_new_species/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/T7jgYjpzMt0/ Arsenic may be tough, but scientists have found a Yellowstone National Park alga that's tougher. Environment, Land, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, North America, United States, Wisconsin ]]> 2009-03-14T22:32:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/yellowstone_alga_detoxifies_arsenic/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/GzrUK-GIJi0/ A treasure trove of potential new species has been uncovered in a modern-day Garden of Eden in Colombia, scientists announced Monday. Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, South America, Colombia ]]> 2009-03-02T00:33:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/exotic_frogs_found_in_colombian_eden/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/Fk3YvjLHfz4/ Investing one-third of the roughly $2.5 trillion planned stimulus funds in "greening" the global economy will give a large boost to efforts to lift the world out of recession, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released today. World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Science, Technology, Regions, Africa, Kenya, East Asia, China, South Korea, United Nations, United Nations related ]]> 2009-02-17T11:34:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/global_fiscal_stimulus_funds_could_jump_start_world_economyun_report/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/i-jW1et5Cm8/ When English naturalist Charles Darwin explored the Galapagos Islands in the early 1800s, he, and countless scientists since, overlooked a hefty pink iguana. Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Italy, South America, Ecuador ]]> 2009-01-18T10:52:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/rare_pink_iguana_evaded_darwin/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/SSzrSAHiTPo/ Deep in the sea, scientists count 274 new species of fish, corals and more. Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Environment Top Stories ]]> 2008-10-08T14:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/hundreds_of_new_marine_species_found/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/zxMvLVvHrgE/ Marine scientists have discovered hundreds of new animal species on reefs in Australian waters, including brilliant soft corals and tiny crustaceans, according to findings released Thursday. Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, Oceania, Australia, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories ]]> 2008-09-24T09:09:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/hundreds_of_new_creatures_found_on_australian_reefs/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/CN08kwXFe6Y/ Careful cross-breeding could bring an extinct species of Galapagos tortoise back into existence, scientists suggest. Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Special Interest, General Special Interest, Regions, South America, Ecuador, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories ]]> 2008-09-22T22:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/extinct_tortoise_can_live_again/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/TxJntDpNls4/ Identified by DNA evidence, the newly named fish increase Australia's known shark and ray species by a third. Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, Oceania, Australia, Environment Top Stories ]]> 2008-09-22T18:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/113_new_sharks_and_rays_announced_in_australia/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/mEFlw31VhSU/ Analysis of mitochondrial DNA from 61 iguanas reveals a new species. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries ]]> 2008-09-16T16:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_iguana_species_revealed/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/B_JzDROziVA/ A new species of giant clam has been discovered in the Red Sea, scientists report in Current Biology journal. Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Environment Top Stories ]]> 2008-09-03T09:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_giant_clam_species_found/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/3EIUvbEZR00/ An estimated 125,000 Western lowland gorillas are living in a swamp in equatorial Africa, researchers reported Tuesday, double the number of the endangered primates thought to survive worldwide. Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, Africa, Rep. of the Congo ]]> 2008-08-27T18:29:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/more_than_100000_rare_gorillas_found_in_congo/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/4B1-mLCJipQ/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A red-breasted bird discovered by accident in the forests of Gabon is a new species, U.S. scientists said on Friday. They have named the little bird the olive-backed forest robin, or Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus, but say they know little about it yet. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, Africa, Gabon ]]> 2008-08-16T16:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/little_robin_from_gabon_is_worlds_newest_species/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/GbiDXt5eI-k/ Marine biologists being filmed for a BBC TV series see an astonishing 13 new fish species on an expedition in the Pacific. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries ]]> 2008-08-15T18:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/pacific_dives_recover_novel_fish/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/o9EdkbxhEKc/ A snake as thin as spaghetti that can rest on a U.S. quarter may be the world's smallest. Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, Caribbean, Barbados ]]> 2008-08-04T14:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/spaghetti_thin_snake_is_worlds_smallest/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/-DLYi812Qwc/ The Indonesian amphibian may have evolved to respire through its skin as an adaptation to its cold, fast-moving stream habitat, a new study says. Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia ]]> 2008-04-08T14:01:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/first_lungless_frog_found/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/F3591L3TgJg/ Giant sea spiders, spine-crushing daggertooth fish, and pink "sea pigs" are just a sampling of exotic creatures hauled up by scientists during a recent Antarctic expedition. Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, Antarctica, Antarctica related, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories ]]> 2008-03-28T22:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/photos_giant_unknown_animals_found_off_antarctica/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/IZMG/~3/ab386s6-7Yc/ The largest species of giant elephant shrew has been discovered in Tanzania, and it may actually have an ancient connection to elephants. Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, Africa, Tanzania, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories ]]> 2008-03-28T22:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/video_new_shrew_discovered/?source=rss