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- 1New beetle species Micraspis filapicis described from China●# NewSpecies ! New beetle from # china just snuck in: Micraspis filapicis Treatment: https:// treatment.plazi.org/id/CB6
Scientists have described a new beetle species, Micraspis filapicis, from China, published in the journal Zootaxa. The species' taxonomic treatment has been made openly available through Plazi's treatment repository, alongside its DOI registration. The addition to the Micraspis genus is being shared among open-science and biodiversity communities, who highlight the free, FAIR-data approach to making new species descriptions accessible to researchers worldwide.
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The Financial Times argues that 'snoop-and-scoop' — the practice of monitoring others' research and rushing out competing AI-driven results first — now poses a genuine threat to science. In the AI age, large language models can mine public findings and generate rival papers within days, undermining the trust, sharing and credit on which open research depends, and potentially deterring scientists from publishing openly.