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Tiny Black-Winged Fly from Albanian Mountains Is a Brand-New Species

Researchers describe the insect from Albania's mountains as new to science, while Spain's far-left parties failed to form a united front before November's vote; one story has wings.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on Weekend Edition
Published 2:20 PM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

Photo: Joonas Lytinen · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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Watch it as it aired: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on this story, from Weekend Edition at 2:20 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Bioengineer.org's, the jokes are ours.

Photo: Albania — Photo: Joonas Lytinen · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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First reported by Bioengineer.org: “Tiny Black-Winged Fly from Albanian Mountains Is a Brand-New Species”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 2:20 PM ET on Weekend Edition, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn the mountains of Albania, scientists have identified a tiny black-winged fly as a species new to science, Bioengineer.org reports.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo it was already there. Nobody had asked.

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