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In 2020, scientists documented hundreds of new species. Here are a few.

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Vox

Publication Date
2020-12-29

t’s the year 2020, and scientists are still discovering new species of life on Earth. No one knows exactly how many types of life are yet undescribed in the scientific literature; estimates range from around 86 percent to as high as 99.99 percent. And even though we’re living through an age of great biodiversity loss, the scope and breadth of life on planet Earth is still revealing itself to scientists around the world.

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https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/22202733/2020-new-species