A New Trapdoor Spider with Cristian Pertegal
Trapdoor spiders are a relative mystery to arachnologists - they’re a small group that is not well known despite their often bold coloration and their unique burrows. But for Cristian Pertegal they ar...
4 Apr 202321min
A New Beech Tree with Wei Harn
Did you know that there are still new species of tree to discover? Wei Harn does, and in this episode he tells us all about his trip surveying Malaysian Royal Belum State Park and an unexpected new sp...
21 Mars 202325min
A New Carpenter Bee with Dibyajyoti Ghosh
How do you continue your research when the harsh climate makes collecting impossible most of the year, or when much of your focal area is contained within a Buddhist community which prevents the harm ...
7 Mars 202322min
Ten New Species of Cave Spiders with Marshal Hedin
Meet Dr. Marshal Hedin. He’s an arachnologist fascinated with Nesticidae, a group of cave-dwelling spiders found in the southern Appalachian mountains, an area of tremendous beauty and biodiversity. I...
21 Feb 202328min
Three New Species of Caecilians with Juan Fernández
For some, roadkill is just roadkill. For one researcher, it was the start of a brand new career path. Did you know that there is a group of animals that are legless like snakes and burrow through the ...
7 Feb 202329min
A New Species of Afrotropical Ant with Kiko Gómez
'When it comes to ants,' Dr. Kiko Gómez says, 'it’s important to know what you don’t know.' The ant genus Pheidole contains over 1,000 species, and is found across the world. But what does it mean to ...
24 Jan 202328min
A New Species of Mud Dragon with Maria Herranz
Have you ever heard of Mud Dragons? They’re actually a group of marine invertebrates that can be found in oceans across the globe. And, as Dr. María Herranz tells us in this interview, collecting and ...
10 Jan 202322min
20 New Species of Frogs with Mark Scherz
The frogs are back! In a year of episodes rich in amphibians, New Species rounds out 2022 with Dr. Mark Scherz and his paper describing 20 new species of frogs from Madagascar. This paper has everythi...
27 Dec 202228min
