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Space: The Solar System
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Space enthusiasts are being given the rare opportunity to name a planet - Space Enthusiasts Get Rare Chance to Name a Planet      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Several organizations are eligible to name one of 20 to 30 planets, and their host stars, in a uniqu ...

Space: The Solar System
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Pluto's largest moon, Charon, gets its first official feature names - Pluto's Largest Moon, Charon, Gets Its First Official Feature Names      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Legendary explorers and visionaries, real and fictitious, are among those immortalized by the IAU in...

Space: The Solar System
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Pluto features given first official names - Pluto Features Given First Official Names      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union has offi...

Space: The Solar System
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Names for new Pluto moons accepted - Names for New Pluto Moons Accepted      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The International Astronomical Union has officially recognized the names Kerberos and Styx for the f ...

Environmental: General Geoscience: Environmental Issues Geoscience: Geography
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Naming and shaming can be effective to get countries to act on climate      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Enforcement is one of the biggest challenges to international cooperation on mitigating climate chan...

Biology: General Geoscience: Earth Science Geoscience: Geography
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Study gives grandmother gecko a place of honor -- and a new name      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Paleontologists have identified a new fossil lizard, found in the western United States, which they...

Biology: General Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Paleontology: General
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In paleontology, correct names are keys to accurate study      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

When the skeletal remains of a giant ground sloth were first unearthed in 1796, the discovery marked...

Ecology: Sea Life Paleontology: Fossils Paleontology: General
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Why two prehistoric sharks found in Ohio got new names      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Until recently, Orthacanthus gracilis could have been considered the 'John Smith' of prehistoric sha...

Biology: Evolutionary Biology: General Ecology: Extinction Paleontology: Dinosaurs Paleontology: Fossils Paleontology: General
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Musankwa sanyatiensis, a new dinosaur from Zimbabwe      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Fossils found on the shoreline of Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe represent a completely new dinosaur specie...

Paleontology: Fossils Paleontology: General
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New fossil flying reptile 'Elvis' takes flight      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

In an exciting scientific development, an international team of researchers have officially named a ...

Paleontology: Dinosaurs
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Discovery and naming of Africa's oldest known dinosaur - Discovery and Naming of Africa's Oldest Known Dinosaur      (via sciencedaily.com) 

An international team of paleontologists has discovered and named a new, early dinosaur. The skeleto ...