What's Next?

Nearly every week that I check my favorite websites, Science Daily and National Geographic, there is at least one article about a new species that has been discovered in some remote part of the world. This week, Science Daily showcases an article on a newly discovered monkey called Mura's saddleback tamarin, which was first found by scientists in the Brazilian Amazon about a year ago. This is once again assurance that there is still so much out there that mankind can't begin to fathom today.

National Geographic also highlights a new discovery - this one a little more unusual than the latter. This article discusses the three new species discovered in Australia in 2006. Species of what? Brace yourself: three new species of dinosaur. These skeletons are 98 million-years-old.

To me, it is absolutely mind-blowing that humans are discovering new species millions of years after they went extinct. In our eyes, the world is unfinished. I look forward to the next discovery, whether it is an animal still living or one that roamed this planet many, many moons ago.