An unknown lizard species has been discovered in a Peruvian jungle reserve. It was named in honor of Paul Bruce Dickinson, singer of the British heavy metal group Iron Maiden, the National Service for Protected Natural Areas (Sernanp) has announced, without specifying whether the scientists behind the discovery are metal music fans. The species Enyalioides Dickinson, its scientific name, is distinguished by its orange head, green body, and short legs.
QCOSTARICA (ScientificAmerican) Last month a team of scientists visited an ethereal nursery on the seafloor off Costa Rica, where they watched in awe as a new generation of deep-sea octopuses gently emerged from a quivering cluster of oblong, semitranslucent eggs. Now the researchers have confirmed these deep-sea dwellers are members of an entirely new, yet-to-be-named…