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Slime keeps appearing in nature and scientists are just starting to figure out why

Slime is made up of proteins called mucins, which are vessels for sugar molecules. These sugars are the key taskmasters in making things slimy.

Inverse · Sep 3, 2022

Marcus Rashford plans to create meadows and grasslands at home to protect wildlife

Marcus Rashford plans to create meadows and grasslands for wildlife to thrive in, protecting mammals like voles and hedgehogs as well as nesting birds such as robins, chaffinches, wrens and blackbirds

Daily Mirror · Sep 3, 2022

Environmentalists seek wider action for killing of cormorant nestlings in Malappuram

Sterner action by booking government officials needed, they say

The Hindu · Sep 3, 2022

Rescued dolphins swim free from Indonesia sanctuary

Three bottlenose dolphins have been released into the open sea in Indonesia after years of being confined for the amusement of tourists

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2022

Concern for loss of green belt land over plans for 300 new homes in Nottinghamshire

There was also concerns for lack of infrastructure and traffic

Nottingham Post · Sep 3, 2022

More southern right whales are returning to their original birthing grounds across Australia as population rebounds

Scientists find whales are increasingly returning to historic birthing grounds around Australia where they were once intensely hunted

ABC News · Sep 2, 2022

Crocodiles in Kowanyama hold an important cultural place, despite being feared

In Kowanyama people live side-by-side with crocodiles. From Dreamtime stories to the modern day, the predators are an intrinsic part of the region's culture.

ABC News · Sep 2, 2022

Buzz without bees for glasshouse pollination

Miniature drones are being used to pollinate indoor crops as part of research looking at alternatives to honey bee pollination.

ABC News · Sep 2, 2022

Endangered whale species have fewer calves

A world-class research project has found the Australian southern right whale is calving less frequently due to climate change and slower recovery rates.

AAP · Sep 2, 2022

Eats, hops and breeds: New Zealand’s worsening wallaby plague

A skilled hunter can shoot 100 of the invasive marsupials in a night. But with millions of hectares infested, some fear control efforts are too late

The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2022