[general_re]

Just like the subject of this article itself, heah?

Not really, no. "New species found" = "more evidence that Darwin was right", if you prefer a somewhat less breathless conclusion.

Scientific pop journalism is reaching new lows...

On this, I will agree.

[farmer18th]

Not really, no. "New species found" = "more evidence that Darwin was right", if you prefer a somewhat less breathless conclusion.

I'm not even sure that isn't a more subtle version of pop science. "New species" might be nothing more than a bin in the biological warehouse we haven't inventoried yet.