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Once-thought extinct volcano mouse rediscovered

January 28, 2021

A mouse thought to have been blasted out of existence after the massive 1991 volcanic eruption in the Philippines has been rediscovered. The Pinatubo volcano mouse (Apomys sacobianus) was rediscovered in 2011 and 2012 during …

New snake identified in museum

January 11, 2021

Using genetics and molecular analysis, researchers discovered a new snake species in a museum collection in Kansas. Native to the islands of Samar and Leyte in the Philippines, specimens of the newly described Waray dwarf …