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Beehives for Humanity
In a bid to ensure the honeybee’s survival, do-it-yourself hobbyists are installing hives in backyards and on rooftops across Australia.
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How birds use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate
Can birds see the Earth’s magnetic field? The latest research on navigation suggests they can and even hints that humans may be able to detect it too.
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Gallery: The world’s greatest palaeoart
‘Dinosaur Art: The world’s greatest paleoart’, from Titan books, collects together truly incredible illustrations of long-gone species.
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Q&A: The world’s greatest palaeoart
Two of the world’s top palaeontological and dinosaur illustrators talk about their craft.
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How Google helped find a lost world
Julian Bayliss found the lost forest of Mount Mabu in Africa with the help of Google tools
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Gallery: Species named after famous people
While many species names hark from descriptions or notable features of the organism there’s also the opportunity for scientists to name a species after a person, though it’s etiquette not to name a species after yourself. Here are some species names after more notable famous people.
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All in a species name: ode to the famous
Many famous people have been honoured with a species named after them.
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Gallery: Nature’s white animals
White is a rare colour in nature and though these creatures are beautiful, their colouring comes with disadvantages, such as poor eyesight, and increased risk of sunburn and being seen by predators.
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Albino animals: pale rarities in a coloured world
Ghostly whales, snowy wallabies and whitewashed peacocks – albinism’s rarity in the wild lends it mystique.