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- In a paper describing the new species, published Wednesday in the open access Journal of Hymenoptera Research, entomologists said the name "commemorates the late David Bowie alter ego, Ziggy Stardust," while also referring "to the ancient source of the atoms that form our planet and its inhabitants."
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Jun 23, 2017 · Nearly a year and a half after the "Space Oddity" singer's death, scientists have named a new, 100-million-year-old extinct species of wasps after him. The announcement was made in a...
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Jun 23, 2017 · In a paper describing the new species, published Wednesday in the open access Journal of Hymenoptera Research, entomologists said the name "commemorates the late David Bowie alter ego, Ziggy...
- Becky Ferreira
Jun 22, 2017 · June 22, 2017. Source: Pensoft Publishers. Summary: During her study on fossil insects at China's Capitol Normal University, a student visited the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History,...
Being 100 million years old, they provide an incredible view into the past. The subsequent analysis of the specimens revealed that both represent species new to science.
Jun 23, 2017 · David Bowie's memory is being preserved in a pretty unexpected way. Nearly a year and a half after the "Space Oddity" singer's death, scientists have named a new, 100-million-year-old...
Jun 22, 2017 · The discoverers chose the name to refer to both "the ancient source of the atoms that form our planet and its inhabitants", as well as to commemorate the late David Bowie's alter ego - Ziggy...
Jun 24, 2017 · By Lara Rebello. Published 06/24/17 AT 8:41 AM BST. The newly discovered Archaeoteleia astropulvis was brought to researchers by a Chinese student visiting the Smithsonian DR. ELIJAH J. TALAMAS. An...
