The bug-hunters finding new species in their spare time
Everyone knows there are lots of species yet to be discovered in rainforests and remote parts of the world. But hundreds are being discovered every year in Europe too - most of them by amateurs. BBC News
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New owl species is described
A new species of owl has been described following its disocvery in Lombok, Indonesia.
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