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This is the real reason killer whales are attacking ships - and it's not about revenge

Social media is awash with stories of sailors being rammed by orcas or being chased by sea animals in what appears to be either a bit of fun or intimidation

Daily Mirror · Jun 27, 2023

From the outback to the beach, students learn uni isn't 'big and scary'

Menindee's Jaz Fusi may live 1000km from the sea, but she now dreams of becoming a marine biologist.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 27, 2023

A scientist's 4-decade quest to save the biggest monkey in the Americas

The emerald-green canopy shifts and rustles as a troop of willowy, golden-gray monkeys slides through the Atlantic forest, a tropical ecosystem even more threatened than the Amazon

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

Megalodon body temperature ‘was about 7C warmer than surrounding water’

The findings might help explain why the giant shark went extinct 3.6 million years ago.

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023

Invasive 'Frankenfish' that can survive on land for days discovered in drainage pool

Wildlife officials have previously warned anglers who catch a northern snakehead to 'kill it immediately.' A slightly less alarming memo called on anyone who sees them to 'kill the fish by freezing it or putting it on ice for an extended length of time'

Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2023

Dog detectives can sniff out protected great crested newts and reduce costly construction delays

Construction projects often find themselves at odds with the great crested newt. In 2020, the then UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, referred to them as a drag on the economy, citing their presence on development sites as a cause for costly delays. These creatures even put a stop to Ed…

The Conversation · Jun 26, 2023

Gorillas, jaguars and other wildlife vulnerable to human activity even in nature reserves

Research finds tropical mammals suffer impact of deforestation even if they live in protected areas

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2023

Endangered marsh fritillary butterfly makes a comeback in Lake District

Species thriving again after ponies and cattle replace grazing sheep to allow growth of wildflowers

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2023

The 400 million-year-old fossil changing our understanding of mathematical patterns in nature

A 400 million-year-old fossil of a plant found in northern Scotland did not follow the spirals observed in the Fibonacci spirals

The Hindu · Jun 26, 2023

Soil erosion is filling vital inland river waterholes, putting the squeeze on fish, turtles and crayfish

During droughts, Australia’s inland rivers dry up, leaving waterholes as the only wet places in a parched landscape. Fish, turtles, crayfish and other aquatic animals retreat to these vital refuges.

The Conversation · Jun 26, 2023