New Species Podcast
1) A New (Old) Apple with Todd, Cameron, and John
The moment John Bunker saw the 200+ year old tree, he knew it might be special. He had no idea however, that it was one of America’s oldest surviving apple trees, a French ancestor to many of the appl...Show More
2) A New Butterfly with Zac MacDonald and Julian Dupuis
Think butterfly genomics is a simple topic? Think again, but this time think alongside Zac MacDonald and Julian Dupuis. Not only are they answering some of the most interesting contemporary conservati...Show More
3) Five Deep-sea Isopods with Henry Knauber
Deep-sea isopods come in all shapes and sizes, and Henry Knauber is excited to see all of them. In this paper, he and his coauthors describe five new species and redescribe another as part of a large ...Show More
4) A New Toxungenous Scorpion with Léo Laborieux
“Serendipity is a real grabbing force of science,” says Léo Laborieux as he shares his experience describing his new species of scorpion. While at a remote research station in the Colombian rainforest...Show More
5) A New Begonia with Dipankar Borah
Begonias are known around the world as a plant of beauty and diversity. What can they teach us about the world around us? Through his work on Begonias and other flowering plants found in Northeast Ind...Show More
6) A New Bee Fly with Lisa Rollinson and Allan Cabrero
For some people, a box of 100-year-old bee flies might seem daunting, but for Lisa Rollinson and Allan Cabrero, It was an exciting challenge. As part of a Smithsonian-based internship, Lisa worked wit...Show More
7) Two New Damselflies with Shantanu Joshi
Shantanu Joshi is fascinated with creatures of all kinds, but especially damselflies, the small quick fliers of the order Odonata. In this episode he takes us deep into the forests of Northeast India,...Show More
8) A New Astigmatid Mite with Hemen Sendi
What if I told you that the oldest known biotic association of arthropods is a piece of Lebanese amber from the Cretaceous period? At the same time that flowering plants were diversifying, astigmatid ...Show More
9) A New Woolly Devil with Isaac Lichter Marck
Sunflowers come in all shapes and sizes, and the group has gained a new member. Nicknamed the “woolly devil,” Ovicula biradiata is the product of the amazing bi-national collaboration between taxonomi...Show More
10) Science Communication: Hard Conversations with Ethan Tapper
Someone who identifies as a nature lover might not be excited to see trees cut down or large machines rolling across the forest floor. Science doesn’t always align with everyone’s expectations, and of...Show More