Nature & Wildlife
Scientists have found catfish eating mice
While looking for parasites, a team of WA researchers came across something unusual – catfish with a hunger for mice.
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Nature & Wildlife
Aussie comedians act as endangered wildlife to raise money and awareness
This funny video series publicises a new Australian web app that offers a novel way to raise money for endangered species.
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Parasite has caused Darwin’s finches to sing a different tune
Darwin’s finches on the Galapagos Islands are evolving rapidly due to an introduced parasite, including developing a new birdsong.
Nature & Wildlife
Loggerhead turtle nest found near Byron Bay
128 loggerhead turtles have successfully hatched near Byron Bay, NSW, which is great news for the endangered species.
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“New to science” black corals filmed off Tasmania
Citizen scientists have captured the first-ever footage of a reef off the coast of eastern Tasmania, including black corals that may be new to science.
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4.1kg gold nugget found in Victoria
A seasoned prospector has found a 4.1kg (145-ounce) gold nugget worth more than AU$250,000.
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Humans have caused global warming for 180 years
The global warming we are experiencing today started almost two centuries ago – much earlier than scientists expected.
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Tiny marsupial lion named after Sir David Attenborough
Researchers have uncovered fossil remains of an extinct flesh-eating marsupial lion that weighed about 600g and lived in the tree-tops.
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Death-row dingoes plan blocked
A controversial plan to cull goats using introduced dingoes on a small Great Barrier Reef island has been blocked.