Scientists Find a Never-Before-Seen Animal Living in the Great Salt Lake

Scientists Find a Never-Before-Seen Animal Living in the Great Salt Lake

Scientists studying the Great Salt Lake have identified a tiny animal never before documented by science, expanding what researchers know about life in one of North America’s harshest environments. The discovery, confirmed by biologists at the University of Utah, shows that even extreme ecosystems can still hold surprises hidden at microscopic scales. The newly identified creature is a roundworm, or nematode, named Diplolaimelloides woaabi. It a…