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Largest animals on earth shown ‘racing’ at high speed

Blue whales are the largest creatures on the planet and can weigh more than 150 tons, so only rarely are the great leviathans observed traveling at high speeds.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 23, 2022

UK turns ORANGE in 'false autumn' as leaves start to fall three weeks early

Striking images across the country reveal golden-brown branches and dried-up leaves along footpaths much earlier than usual following heatwaves and drought conditions

Daily Mirror · Aug 23, 2022

Poland pushing legislation to protect polluted Oder River

Poland's government is introducing urgent legislation to protect the Oder River and prevent further catastrophes like the current pollution and massive die-off of fish

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

Terrifying drone footage shows great white shark hurtling towards swimmers at the beach

A large great white shark was captured hurtling towards Capo Beach in California by breath-taking drone footage which showed it racing 50 yards under the water at top speed

Daily Mirror · Aug 23, 2022

Epaulette sharks able to walk on land evolving to better survive climate crisis

Carpet shark species can walk for up to two hours, enabling them to survive increasingly hostile environments, researchers say

The Guardian - US · Aug 23, 2022

Human Noise Travels All The Way To Ocean Depths And Affects Seafloor Life – New Study

Scientists have demonstrated that noise caused by humans can carry all the way down to the seafloor and affect the marine wildlife that lives there.

Zenger · Aug 23, 2022

‘Insanity’: entangled whale in Queensland sparks renewed calls for shark net removal

Fisheries department says an humpback whale was found ‘in poor health’ but ‘not badly tangled at the Gold Coast

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2022

Climate Change Has Been Harming Bees For Almost A Century, New Study Reveals

The study was published in the Journal of Animal Ecology.

Zenger · Aug 23, 2022

Country diary: The kingfisher allows me to get astoundingly close

Otley, West Yorkshire: I am expecting this hunter to get spooked, but I can easily make out the finest details of its plumage

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2022

Do shark nets really keep us safe or are there better options?

Shark nets are the most common way to protect swimmers at busy beaches — but do they really keep us safe?

ABC News · Aug 23, 2022