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Unbe-leaf-able: Thousands Of Tree Species Still Undiscovered

More than 100 scientists around the world conducted field studies to estimate the number of Earth's trees.

Zenger · Feb 3, 2022

Earth may be home to 9,000 more tree species than we thought — most are undiscovered

Scientists discover that Earth contains 73,000 tree species — 14 percent higher than previous estimates had supposed.

Inverse · Feb 1, 2022

Potentially as good as De Bruyne - South American view on Newcastle United's Bruno Guimaraes

The Brazilian midfielder made the switch from Lyon to the Magpies in a big January transfer window deal

Chronicle Live · Feb 1, 2022

Bruno Guimaraes deal takes fresh twist as Lyon release angry statement after Newcastle United bid

Newcastle United are continuing to work on the deal to bring South American star to Tyneside

Chronicle Live · Jan 26, 2022

Scam warning over new virus that can spy on your money and wipe phone clean

Cybersecurity experts at fraud management company Cleafy say the BRATA virus was first detected in Brazil, but has now moved out of South America and is expected to terrorise smartphone users in the UK, Poland and Italy soon

Daily Mirror · Jan 26, 2022

Miami gold hauler cuts plea deal in huge South American-Caribbean money laundering case

MIAMI — A trucking company owner charged with playing a supporting role in a gold-smuggling scheme spanning South America, the Caribbean and South Florida pleaded guilty this week to submitting false customs documents that concealed the true origins of the gold being imported through Miami International Airport.

Miami Herald · Jan 25, 2022

Rodrigo Bentancur's Juventus clause causing complications for Aston Villa transfer

Uruguay midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has travelled to South America to play in their World Cup qualifiers but Aston Villa are still on his trail despite a clause in his Juventus deal

Daily Mirror · Jan 25, 2022

Extreme heat forecast to hit South America again in coming week

Temperatures are forecast to rise into the low 40Cs again through northern parts of Argentina, Uruguay and much of Paraguay

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2022

When two ecosystems collided, ichthyosaurs re-evolved the ability to consume large prey

The land contact between North and South America has long been a fountain of research. The Isthmus of Panama — the narrow strip of land between the two continents — fully emerged about 3.5 million years ago. It allowed contact between terrestrial North and South American mammals, and resulted in…

The Conversation · Jan 24, 2022

Review: Allende's 'Violeta,' an epic South American tale

Chilean writer Isabel Allende’s latest novel is “Violeta,” an epic tale that transports readers across a century of South American history, through economic collapse, dictatorship and natural disasters like an earthquake and a hurricane

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022