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Marvellous mammals shine bright in the right light

Australian researchers have shown that for the air-breathing, milk-producing, live-birthing mammals of the world, glowing under ultraviolet light is common.

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A mission rolls out to protect rare and threatened flora of Tamil Nadu

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Sycamore Gap: what the long life of a single tree can tell us about centuries of change

Only a few individual trees could be rightly labelled as world famous, but the tree at Sycamore Gap along Hadrian’s Wall in northern England was one of them. No wonder its recent felling provoked public outcry and collective mourning.

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Tree-planting schemes threaten tropical biodiversity, ecologists say

Paper reveals scientists’ concerns that single-species carbon plantations threaten native flora and fauna, while delivering negligible benefits

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Even platypuses aren't safe from bushfires – a new DNA study tracks their disappearance

When the Black Summer bushfires swept across eastern Australia in 2019–20, thousands of animal species lived in the path of these megafires.

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Mystery behind killer whales killing porpoises without eating them finally unravelled

New study lists three hypotheses why orcas harass and kill porpoises but do not eat them

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Can the swift parrot knock the tawny frogmouth off its perch? What the numbers say about Australia’s bird of the year poll

We’re nearing the end of the eliminations and getting to the business end of the voting now. Who will get their beak in front when it counts?

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More than 100 dolphins dead in Brazilian Amazon as water temperatures soar

More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week as the region grapples with a severe drought, and many more could die soon if water temperatures remain high, experts say.

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More than 100 dolphins found dead in Brazilian Amazon as water temperatures rise to record levels

More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week due to a severe drought, and many more could be affected if water temperatures remain high

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NHS midwife swaps London birth centre to work on Antarctica island with 1,000 penguins

Bridie Martin-West has been appointed as ‘base leader’

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Environmental groups demand emergency rules to protect rare whales from ship collisions

A coalition of environmental groups is calling on the federal government to enact emergency rules to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions with large ships

The Independent UK

NHS midwife swaps birth centre to work on Antarctica island with 1,000 penguins

Bridie Martin-West has been appointed as ‘base leader’.

The Independent UK

‘It smells so bad’: glut of wild salmon creates stink in Norway and Finland

The irony of having too many salmon as global populations fall is not lost on locals, who have seen the pristine Tana River littered with the rotting corpses of an invasive Pacific species that is pushing out the local Atlantic species

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Country diary: The brown trout lurks in the dusky pools

Upstream from Lough Neagh, County Antrim: There’s trouble in the watercourses here, as pollution worsens. But for now, the native trout, and the anglers, endure

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Emperor penguins face a bleak future – but some colonies will do better than others in diverse sea-ice conditions

The long-term future looks bleak for Emperor penguins, but our new research shows some birds may be able to survive in certain conditions, depending on where they live, at least for the next few decades.

Inverse

Scientists Finally Discovered The Mystery of the “Octopus Garden” Gathering Site

Two miles below the ocean surface off Monterey, California, warm water percolates from the seafloor; it’s a magical place, especially if you’re an octopus.

The Hindu

As many as 86 bird species found in Tamil Nadu found to be in ‘rapid decline’, says nationwide report

Tamil Nadu birds in decline: 86 species face rapid decrease; inadequate data hampers detailed regional report.

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‘Watching extinction in real time’: conservationists losing hope for Australia’s swift parrot if logging continues

Experts predict there will be fewer than 100 individuals of the species by 2031 as the rate of decline in population grows faster

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Baby beaver born in London for first time in 400 years

Arrival result of Enfield reintroduction scheme, started last year as part of natural flood defence project

The Hindu

Fishers encounter yet another trouble in pufferfish

Fishers in Kerala face a growing menace of pufferfish infestation, causing extensive damage to their gear and reducing the market value of their catch. Despite the difficulty of replacing or repairing the gear, fishers have approached the Fisheries department for help.

The Independent UK

Whale collides with boat in ‘absolute freak accident’ off Sydney that leaves man dead

Vessel likely to have struck or been impacted by a whale breaching, causing the boat to tilt, officials say

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Man killed, one hospitalised after whale hits boat off Australia

Police say whale breaching may have caused boat to flip and throw two occupants into the water off Sydney.

Evening Standard

Bees aren’t the be-all: why we need to care for ‘misunderstood’ wasps and hornets too

Wasps don’t hate people — they just love sugar as much as we do

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Thousands of salmon escaped an Icelandic fish farm. The impact could be deadly

Aquaculture is bringing jobs and money to rural regions, but a huge escape of farmed fish in August could devastate local salmon populations

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Man dead, another in hospital as boat struck by whale

A man has died after being thrown from a boat that was struck by a whale in waters off Sydney.

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