by Captain Skellett | Feb 23, 2011 | Recent Research
Across my twitter feed today we welcomed a new dinosaur. Brontomerus mcintoshi was named for it’s “thunder-thighs” and as honour to retired physicist and avocational paleontologist “Jack” McIntosh. I hope Jack has no hang-ups about his...
by Captain Skellett | Jan 11, 2011 | Recent Research
Actually, it’s not QUITE as cool as it sounds. This new frog species, the Vampire Flying Frog, was discovered in Vietnam by scientists from the Australian Museum. Rhacophorus vampyrus was a latecomer to the International Year of Biodiversity, which yielded a...
by Captain Skellett | Oct 27, 2010 | Recent Research
Meet Rhinopithecus strykeri, the Burmese snub-nosed monkey that sneezes when it rains. It is covered with black hair from its head to its very long tail, except for its ears and chin beard which have little white tufts. Angelina Jolie lips complete the look. On...
by Captain Skellett | Oct 7, 2010 | Recent Research, Science Communication
This katydid is one of the new species discovered in Papua New Guinea during a recent expedition by Conservation International. Another katydid had huge spiky back legs, which it stuck in the air and jabbed at attackers. The researchers discovered it was quite...
