The surprising, and exciting, discovery by NZ scientists

29/10/2025 8 min
The surprising, and exciting, discovery by NZ scientists

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It's not often you get to say you've found 40 new species in one go - but that's exactly what a group of Kiwi scientists has done in Fiordland with the discovery of new marine sponges. The finding came as a huge surprise to Professor James Bell, a marine biologist from Victoria University, who says the results exceeded all expectations. He joins Jesse.