New species in the Old World

We humans have our fingers in so many ecosystems that it’s easy to forget how little we actually know about them, even the ones we think we know best. Take this finding from a PLoS ONE study: Over 770 new species are discovered every year… in Europe

Via Carl Zimmer.

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