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Close-up shot of Telipogon cruentilabrum.

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Video. Gruesome fungus and a ‘demon’ plant: The new species named in 2025

Updated: 13/01/2026 - 12:57 GMT+1

Scientists warn that human activities are “eroding nature to the point of extinction” after releasing a list of new species named in 2025.

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