Scientists Discover Thousands of New Species
Dec 10
An expedition to the island nation of Vanuatu has resulted in the potential description of 2000 new species, some of which are strikingly beautiful:
153 scientists from 20 countries participated in the survey of Espiritu Santo in the South Pacific, scouring caves, mountains, reefs, shallows, and forests collecting species. Out of over 10,000 species collected, the researchers are predicting that as many as 2000 may be previously unknown to the scientific community.
More pictures are available at National Geographic.
Holiday Sale
Dec 02
Prices for listed species have now been cut across the board for the holidays, starting as low as $500! Give a unique gift this season by naming a newly discovered species and support scientific research in the process.
Press Release Distributed
Nov 03
The press release announcing the launch of Name a Species is now available on PRWeb.
Previously Unknown Insect Bought on Ebay
Aug 21
Dr Richard Harrington, vice-president of the UK’s Royal Entomological Society, bought an amber curio on eBay, thinking it was just an interesting curio. It turned out to contain a previously undescribed species of extinct aphid:
”I had thought it would be rather nice to call it Mindarus ebayi,” said Dr Harrington.
Instead, the entomologist who identified the find settled on Mindarus harringtoni.
Press Release
Aug 15
The press release to accompany the official opening of Name a Species is now available.
Open for business!
Aug 14
Name a Species is now open for business, with our first listed species. We are also actively seeking scientists to participate in this exciting opportunity. Please use the “Contact Us” link to reach us.
Opening drawing near...
Jun 01
Name a Species
LLC is now registered as a limited liability company in the State of Florida, the website is approaching completion, and we are actively seeking partner researchers. If you know anyone in a field where new species are regularly described, please have them
contact us.
Website news
Apr 15
Name a Species website… now with a favicon!
Name a Species Gear!
Apr 10
Gear with the new Name a Species logo is now available from CafePress, at no markup – buy a shirt and spread the word!
Domain name
Apr 09
The domain nameaspecies.com now redirects to this store, hosted on Shopify!
Website Launched!
Apr 09
The website for Name A Species has just been launched on Shopify, ushering in a new way of thinking about funding scientific research and offering everyone the chance to name a new species. We are still under construction and not yet open for business. Please pardon our growing pains.
