New Species in the Old World

Published: April 11, 2013, 5 p.m.

b"The last place you'd expect to find a new treasure is where everyone has been looking for centuries. Yet in Europe, home to history's greatest taxonomists, professional scientists and amateurs are scouring the countryside for new species\\u2014and finding them at an astonishing rate.\\n\\nFor more global science stories, visit: http://www.world-science.org/\\n\\nNOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. National corporate funding for NOVA is provided by The Boeing Company. Major funding for NOVA is provided by David H. Koch, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers."