As a bio major and Star Wars aficionado, the story is a dream come true. This story came out a little over a month ago but I think it's recent enough to highlight...and gawk at. For two months in 2009 a group of scientist from Conservation International and A Rocha International went on a biodiversity hunt in order to attain UN World Heritage status for a remote part of Papua New Guinea. On the expedition, scientists described 3 new species of mammals, 24 frogs, a bunch of spiders, and almost 100 insects.
