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Lichen Lost Since 1925 Rediscovered as New Species, and a Second One…
Scientists found the lichen again after nobody had recorded it since nineteen twenty-five, and now classify it as a new species with a second one; a long sabbatical.
Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on this story, from The Weekend Shift at 1:07 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Bioengineer.org's, the jokes are ours.

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At a glance
- First reported by Bioengineer.org: “Lichen Lost Since 1925 Rediscovered as New Species, and a Second One Joins It”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 1:07 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.
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What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA lichen that nobody had recorded since nineteen twenty-five has been found again, and scientists now say it's a new species, with a second new one found alongside it.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo it was lost for a century, came back with a new name, and a sidekick.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI assume the statement says it was always a planned relaunch.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA hundred years missing, and the first thing it hears is that it's not who they were looking for.
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