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Starry nights light the way for Bogong moth migration

An Australian moth uses the stars in the night sky to guide its migration, according to a study shedding light on one of nature's great mysteries.

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This Australian moth may be the 1st insect ever discovered to use stars for long-distance navigation

"We know that daytime migratory insects use the sun, so testing the starry sky seemed an obvious thing to try."

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Black felt and a fake night sky: how scientists proved bogong moths use the stars to navigate to unknown lands

The ‘remarkable’ Australian insects use celestial cues as well as the Earth’s magnetic field to guide them, researchers say

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How birds are taking a hit from microplastic contamination

Two decades ago, research found that changes in bird songs could be used as warnings for detecting man-made environmental disturbances and risks such as the excessive presence of carbon monoxide.

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Antarctic seal numbers falling drastically due to melting sea ice, research shows

British Antarctic Survey finds one breed of seal has declined by 54% since 1977

The Guardian - UK

The fight to save ‘adorably odd’ mammal from edge of extinction

The animals are heavily trafficked, largely due to demand for their scales in traditional Chinese medicine, as well as their meat

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Swifts’ decline: how can Britons help these remarkable birds?

Campaigners are calling for compulsory ‘swift bricks’ in new homes to provide nesting sites

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What is the New World screwworm? The flesh-eating fly making a comeback

ANALYSIS: After decades of eradication – the New World screwworm has once again spread through several countries in Central America.

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'Real wake-up call': Significant decline among harbour seals in Scotland, study finds

SCOTLAND'S west coast harbour seal numbers have dropped significantly for the first time in decades, a new study has found ...

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Country diary: Sometimes the shy visitors are the most welcome

Aviemore, Cairngorms: Little grebes are unflashy and thrive underwater. Today, though, on a quiet lochan, one draws the eye, tearing across the lily pads

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Surge in death cap mushrooms in NSW and SA as scientists warn some deadly fungi look like supermarket varieties

Amanita phalloides detected growing in Sydney, the southern highlands, southern NSW and the Adelaide hills

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The world’s most trafficked mammal on ‘razor’s edge of extinction’

Theanimals are heavily trafficked, largely due to demand for their scales in traditional Chinese medicine, as well as their meat

The Independent UK

Florida removes record haul of invasive pythons in effort to curb population

The increase in Burmese pythons had resulted in loss of animals native to the Everglades

The Guardian - US

Country diary: A moth that is more extraterrestrial than earthling

Rushall, Norfolk: It’s not an uncommon insect to find in your trap, but its design – and place in the world – is worthy of close consideration

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Ryan Reynolds's new animal series Underdogs premieres on Nat Geo tonight

Narrated by A-lister Ryan Reynolds, the new Nato Geo show Underdogs celebrates the stories of the heroic underdogs of the natural world

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Deadly algal bloom in South Australia’s Coorong an environmental ‘eye opener’, ecologist says

Among the dead in the internationally significant wetland are estuarine snails, shore crabs, baby flounder and ‘a thick stew of polychaete worms’ after high tides swept the algae

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: A priceless view of a tiger beetle – let’s keep it that way

Burbage, Derbyshire: National parks and the countless marvels they contain should be as they were originally intended – free to all

The Independent UK

Some fish feel excruciating pain for up to 20 minutes after catch, scientists find

Pre-slaughter practices like fish crowding during transport may cause even greater suffering

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Get to grips with pollination – your garden (and the bees) will thank you for it

GCSE biology a distant memory? Here’s how plants reproduce, and how to encourage them

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Nations vow to cut shipping noise as sea life struggles to be heard

Marine mammals struggling to feed their young are abandoning key habitats as underwater noise from human activity grows louder – a threat that's now been recognised by dozens of countries in an international push for quieter oceans.

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Satellite images show a dramatic decline in Antarctica's emperor penguin population — and it's happening faster than we thought (photos)

One region of the continent saw a 22% decline in emperor penguin numbers over 15 years.

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Country diary: Little miracles at my fingertips

Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway: Turning the garden native a few years ago has transformed it – but just as astonishing is how I can now document its progress

Evening Standard

Rare hazel dormice released to create Leicestershire’s only known population

The tiny mammals have been reintroduced to woodland as part of national efforts to help the endangered species come back from the brink of extinction.

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Crocodile Hunter's dad fires up over culling proposal

Steve Irwin's father has weighed in on a campaign to cull crocodiles found in populated sites, saying it won't make the community any safer.

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Humpback whales could be secretly trying to talk to humans, scientists say

Researchers say findings can potentially help refine methods for detecting extraterrestrial life

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