Tautonyms and Etymology with Mike Stephan
Mike Stephan is a lawyer obsessed with scientific etymology, specifically tautonyms, binomial names in which the generic name and species name are exactly the same. Scientific naming conventions and c...
19 Mar 202449min
A New Snakeworm Gnat with Thalles Pereira
There are no snakes in Alaska, so what’s that snakelike shape crossing the road? Few people would guess it’s actually thousands of fly larvae moving in a very peculiar pattern that gives the snakeworm...
5 Mar 202433min
Community Survey and Updates
This is a short episode to share some thoughts and feedback from this year's New Species community survey, as well as some updates on what is to come for the podcast. Take the community survey here b...
23 Feb 20243min
Five New Millipedes with Henrik Enghoff
Who wouldn’t want to receive thousands of millipedes in the mail? When Dr. Henrik Enghoff does it’s through his partnership with FoRCE, the Forest Restoration and Climate Experiment, a group researchi...
13 Feb 202432min
A New Scorpion with Prakrit Jain
How many nature enthusiasts can relate to this scenario: you’re watching the landscape go by as you drive, and suddenly you see an area that could be favorable habitat for your target species. Stop th...
30 Jan 202428min
A New Iris with John Manning
Southern Africa is home to over 1,200 species of irises, and if that number doesn’t blow you away, hearing Dr. John Manning’s speak about his new species certainly will. In this fascinating episode we...
26 Des 202340min
A Genus and Five New Species of Pseudoscorpions with Catalina Romero-Ortiz
Dr. Catalina Romero-Ortiz has been fascinated by pseudoscorpions for over a decade, and she wants everyone to understand how amazing they are. But beyond inherent scientific value, Catalina wants to s...
13 Des 202340min
A New Scorpion with Javier Blasco-Aróstegui
What do glaciers and scorpions have in common? They’re the focus of Javier Blasco-Aróstegui’s paper in which he and his coauthor describe a new species from the foothills of Mount Olympus. It’s an are...
28 Nov 202329min
