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World-first blue whale nursing footage
Drone footage taken off the west coast of New Zealand in February may be the first known video of a mother blue whale nursing her calf.
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Dolphins form ‘mothers group’ to protect their young
Female bottlenose dolphins in Western Australia have been found forming unique social cliques to protect their young.
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Galaxy’s “smoking gun” is spectacular plume of gas
A nearby galaxy is moving so fast it has left a 300,000-light-year plume of star-making gas in its wake.
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‘Big Bird’ ancestor discovered
Scientists have discovered a new ancient bird species, a distant relative of the duck, from which the world’s biggest-ever bird evolved.
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Jupiter to put on show of the year
On 8 March, Jupiter will be fully illuminated by the Sun – just like a full Moon – making it the best time to see the gas giant’s four largest moons with binoculars.
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Giant iceberg decimates Antarctic penguin colonies
The grounding of a giant iceberg in Commonwealth Bay, eastern Antarctica, has caused Adélie penguin numbers in the area to crash, according to new research.
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Percy the platypus rescue mission
A six-month-old platypus ended up in a spot of misadventure when he washed up in a stormwater drain.
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Meerkat pups born at Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo has welcomed its first new meerkat pups in almost seven years, and they’re outrageously cute.
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Climate change causing bird eggs to hatch early
Warm weather is causing zebra finch eggs to hatch earlier than normal, according to new research.
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VIDEO: Australia’s largest volcano erupts
Scientists studying volcanoes on the seafloor have managed to capture a rare glimpse of Australia’s largest volcano erupting.