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PADemD

(4,482 posts) Sun Jun 29, 2014, 11:34 PM Jun 2014

18,000 New Species Were Discovered Last Year

http://www.businessinsider.com/top-10-new-species-of-2014-2014-5?op=1

Isn't that amazing? I kept reading about the discovery of each new species, not realizing the total found.

Some neat pictures at link.

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18,000 New Species Were Discovered Last Year (Original Post) PADemD Jun 2014 OP

Good, we'll need 'em! 10,000-70,000 species are now going extinct every year. greyl Jun 2014 #1

The panda.org article is BS. delrem Jun 2014 #2

If you're coming up with a different range, show your work. nt greyl Jun 2014 #3

Sorry, that reply doesn't make sense. delrem Jun 2014 #4

Funny, that's what I was thinking. greyl Jun 2014 #5

Interesting that they found a new solanum. Xipe Totec Jun 2014 #6

greyl

(22,990 posts)

1. Good, we'll need 'em! 10,000-70,000 species are now going extinct every year.

Reply to PADemD (Original post)

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 11:52 PM

Jun 2014

http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/biodiversity/biodiversity/

http://www.businessinsider.com/21-endangered-animals-2012-12#

delrem

(9,688 posts)

2. The panda.org article is BS.

Reply to greyl (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 12:16 AM

Jun 2014

What it says: If X and Y, then Z.
But the "ifs" are totally blue sky, and the "consequent" isn't even connected with that much.

greyl

(22,990 posts)

3. If you're coming up with a different range, show your work. nt

Reply to delrem (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 12:28 AM

Jun 2014

delrem

(9,688 posts)

4. Sorry, that reply doesn't make sense.

Reply to greyl (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 12:31 AM

Jun 2014

It fails to grasp what I said.

I'm going to close discussion now, because I've seen enough.

greyl

(22,990 posts)

5. Funny, that's what I was thinking.

Reply to delrem (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 12:36 AM

Jun 2014

It would help if you could articulate specifically what the BS is in the article. You can't possibly really mean that the entire article is BS.

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

6. Interesting that they found a new solanum.

Reply to PADemD (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 06:00 AM

Jun 2014

It looks like it's closely related to the silver leaf nightshade; another solanum.

I can see both similarities and differences.

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