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The Amazon rainforest has yielded yet another new species, according to a recent study published in Zootaxa. Discovered in the mountains of the Serra do Divisor National Park (SDNP) in Brazil, this ...

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The three-song EP was released earlier this month, and will be celebrated with an intimate free show Dec. 20 at Duo Home, a furniture store at 149 W. Jefferson St., Springfield. The release show will ...

It’s the most wonderful time of year, and we at Defector are proud to bring back our series discussing some of the most, uh, available holiday movies. Sabrina Imbler: Thanks so much, Kelsey and Alex, ...