Cuttlefish are colour-blind, but they are able to enhance their vision by using polarised light.
The eye of a mourning cuttlefish (Sepia plangon), which can see polarised light.
A mourning cuttlefish (Sepia plangon
Cuttlefish are now known to communicate by using polarised vision.
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Australia's most mysterious marsupials can now be detected using new technology.
Before species go extinct, their populations often shrink and become isolated. Healthy populations tend to have a large gene pool with many genetic variants circulating. But the path to extinction erodes genetic diversity, because a species’ gene pool shrinks as the population declines. Losing genetic diversity limits the ability of populations to adapt to threats such as disease and climate change.
A formidable native bird of prey that eats cockatoos for breakfast has been sighted in Central Australia for the first time in three decades.
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