35,000 New Species Could Be Hidden in Cupboards

Photo credit: josef.stuefer / Creative Commons To discover a new species, most people believe, scientists must brave dense jungles and dry deserts, pushing deeper into the least-explored regions of the world. Once there, these unknown plants and animals, the romantic tale continues, jump out, revealing themselves as if by magic . The reality, of course, is much different. Though new specimens are, undoubtedly, collected i… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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35,000 New Species Could Be Hidden in Cupboards

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