A new study has highlighted the ecological effects of tiny plastic particles on food webs in terrestrial ecosystems, shedding light on how plastic waste compounds the ongoing environmental crises.

These new spider species, belonging to six genera, were discovered at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in southwest China's Yunnan Province. To date, a total of 920 spider species have been identified within this 11 million-square-meter garden, which is known as one of the most spider-diverse places in the world.

Chinese researchers have discovered a new species of Begonia in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, according to the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.