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Hidden in plain sight: the race to discover new species before they’re gone
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Hidden in plain sight: the race to discover new species before they’re gone
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When most people imagine scientists discovering new species, they probably still picture an expedition into the unknown.
A naturalist travels somewhere remote, perhaps on a wooden ship, and traipses through the jungle to encounter an animal or plant never before described by science. The intrepid explorer brings back specimens or observations to a museum, where they can be compared, named and described.
There is some truth to this stereotype. Between 1854 and 1862, scientist Alfre
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