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AP PHOTOS: Cicadas swarm parts of US as the screaming insects emerge in Brood XIV's 17-year cycle

Another cicada invasion is here. The large Brood XIV, which emerges every 17 years, is making for a spectacular natural event as billions of periodical cicadas emerge across parts of the Eastern U.S., including in Georgia, southern Ohio, Kentucky, Cape Cod in Massachusetts, and Long Island, New York.

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Moths the size of human hands successfully mate inside Mexico museum

The rescued moths can grow as large as a human hand

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Rescued giant moths emerge from cocoons in Mexico's sprawling capital

Two moths the size of a hand, patterned in brown and pink around four translucent sections like window panes, mate for hours hanging from a line alongside cocoons like the ones they emerged from just hours earlier

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Swift garden at Hampton Court show highlights at-risk ‘symbol of summer skies’

The RHS has teamed up with the RSPB for the first time to create a show garden focused on the birds at Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival.

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Lake District walkers urged to look out for England’s only mountain butterfly

Butterfly Conservation is calling on the public’s help to track the fortunes of the rare mountain ringlet.

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Public policy expert praises movie Jaws (even with flaws) on 50th anniversary for helping (after harming) sharks

Steven Spielberg’s 1975 blockbuster film ‘provided justification for’ anti-shark crackdowns, but also inspired new enthusiasm for shark conservation

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What goes ‘bump’ in the night is actually helping to ensure humanity’s survival

Researchers have found that lesser known nocturnal pollinators’ roles are just as important to help keep food on our tables

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Other lives: Botanist whose fascination with blue-green algae led to new methods of testing river water quality

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‘The seabed is full of them’: English fishers enjoy surprise octopus boom

Warmer waters near Devon and Cornwall are creating a cephalopod-based ‘financial bonus’ for the fishing industry

The Guardian - UK

The fight for Woogaroo Forest: new housing could silence some of Queensland’s ‘virtuoso songbirds’

In eucalyptus woodland near Ipswich, where developers see new housing, ecologists see crucial habitat for endangered wildlife such as koalas, frill-necked lizards and increasingly rare birds

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Scientists seek to save Florida’s dying reefs with hardy nursery-grown coral

Reefs off the Keys have lost 90% of healthy coral cover in 40 years, but replanting effort aims to make reef more resilient

The Guardian - US

This simple nectar recipe will attract hummingbirds to your yard — an expert reveals all

If you want to look out for hummingbirds in your gardens, these are the expert-backed tips that will keep them fed well.

Tom’s Guide

Young humpbacks exposed to danger with shifting births

An increasing number of humpback whales are being born in southerly waters, potentially exposing calves to greater risks.

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California hummingbird beaks transformed by feeders: ‘more tapered and longer’

Study details evolutionary change of Anna’s hummingbirds and finds ranges have expanded to follow such devices

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Prince William series to champion ‘dangerous’ work of wildlife rangers

Guardians will highlight bravery of ‘unseen, unheard and undervalued’ protectors of natural world, prince says

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Country diary: Splashed in the face by an Olympic diver

Hayling Island, Hampshire: While out sea swimming, I encounter Sandwich terns, unperturbed by my presence and on the hunt for glittering sand eels

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Could lynx roam Scotland again? 10 key points from major new report on reintroduction

A major report has provided the most detailed analysis yet of what a lynx reintroduction project in Scotland would need to do to ensure lynx and…

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Lynx likely to predate on sheep and lambs if reintroduced, study finds

A report said there is ‘sufficient quantity and quality of habitat’ in Scotland to support a viable lynx population.

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Wildlife charities urge Labour to scrap ‘licence to kill nature’ in planning bill

Conservationists say part of bill allowing developers to avoid environmental laws by paying into nature fund should be ditched

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Planning reforms break Labour’s promise to protect nature, green groups say

Campaigners say there is little evidence that nature protections are blockers to developments and economic growth.

International Business Times

The Surprising Climate Power Of Penguin Poo

Antarctica's icy wilderness is warming rapidly under the weight of human-driven climate change, yet a new study points to an unlikely ally in the fight to keep the continent cool: penguin poo.

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This tiny Australian bat is the size of a matchbox. But it flies up to 150km a night in search of food

Until now, little was known about foraging flights of critically endangered southern bent-wing bats, which roost in caves

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‘Unprecedented’ marine heatwave hits waters around Devon, Cornwall and Ireland

Scientists warn of profound impacts as sea temperatures rise by up to 4C above average for springtime

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How a dawn chorus break in Gloucestershire opened my ears to the birds

I’m partially sighted so birding has always felt out of reach for me. But a stay at Slimbridge wetlands centre learning to identify bird song helped me connect with nature

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Clownfish shrink their bodies to survive ocean heat waves

New research finds clownfish shrink their bodies to survive warming oceans

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