A search for a fish lost to extinction led to a brand-new species hiding in a South African river.

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Researchers identified a new freshwater fish species in South Africa after years of genetic testing and analysis.

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Volcanoes that have laid dormant for millions of years could revolutionize the sourcing of important rare earth elements, a new study published in Geochemical Perspectives Letters suggests.

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The rare fish was last spotted in Victoria, Australia in 1929 North Central CMA A fish previously declared extinct has been released back into the wild in Australia. The olive perchlet, a small ...