Posted by: Sandy Steinman | February 21, 2026

Unknown Species Discovered In Great Salt Lake

Earth.com reported

A tiny roundworm living in Utah’s Great Salt Lake has now been confirmed as a species never before described by science.

Researchers say its ability to survive in the lake’s extreme salt levels not only expands what scientists know can live there, but also raises new questions about how it arrived and what role it plays in a fragile, bird-supporting ecosystem.

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