How is the Australian poultry industry preparing for a possible outbreak of bird flu?
Around the country, but especially in WA and SA, the poultry industry has already begun increasing…
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Bird flu has spread to two Australian states. Here’s how it could accelerate our extinction crisis
The arrival of H5N1 in Australia is not cause for panic, as this outbreak is yet…
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Mangrove loss threatens livelihoods and wildlife on Bangladesh’s Sonadia Island
Mangrove forests on Bangladesh’s Sonadia Island are disappearing as land is cleared for shrimp farming and…
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The first case of H5N1 bird flu in Australia has been confirmed. What does this mean?
Importantly, ducks have very limited signs of disease when infected with HPAI H5N1, and appear to…
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Microbes destroyed an ancient pterosaur’s wingbone, then preserved it for 100 million years
More than 100 million years ago, a flying reptile called a pterosaur flew over the oceans…
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Seahorses and shark fins are illegally trafficked. An AI tool could help stop this crime
Shark fins on a plane, seahorses in your bag and sea cucumbers in the post –…
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Q&A with Claudia Pearson
We sat down with illustrator and textile designer Claudia Pearson to learn more about her eponymous…
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Male bowerbirds hope to dazzle females with bright human-made items
When the team returned to the sites, they determined which decorations had been selected from the…
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NParks receives average of more than 800 pet parrot-related feedback cases annually
An average of more than 800 feedback cases involving pet parrots were received by the National…
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AVS advises against free-flying parrots outdoors due to safety concerns
As parrots become more popular as pets in Singapore, authorities are discouraging owners from allowing their…
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Rare 567-million-year-old fossils refine our understanding of early animal evolution
From butterflies to blue whales, corals and worms, Earth is home to an incredible diversity of…
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De-extinction company says it’s made an artificial egg – if true, it could help save living species
Today’s announcement by Texas-based de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences about a successful hatching of chicks from an…
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Maybe you shouldn’t own small pets #shorts
We hate to break it to you, but your small pet is probably miserable. Each year,…
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Wasps and frogs keep evolving a crucial pain molecule in their venom. Now we know why
The next time you stub your toe, get pricked with a needle, or have your fingers…
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Red flowers have a ‘magic trait’ to attract birds and keep bees away
For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right…
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Pets suffer in extreme heat. An animal welfare expert explains how we can help them
The multi-day heatwave conditions have arrived this summer, with temperatures soaring past 45°C in some regions….
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As Australia bakes through an extreme heatwave, even insects aren’t immune to its impact
Australia is baking through another extreme heatwave, with temperatures forecast to reach above 45°C for multiple…
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Can birds of prey be trained to prevent aviation accidents? | Focus on Europe
In the west of France, birds of prey are trained to provide more flight safety. They…
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Trump LOSING IT As Shoppers & Stats Reveal His Economic Disaster
Get paid to use your phone less! Switch to Noble Mobile today: https://go.tyt.com/mobile Soaring grocery bills,…
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The 2025 WooCommerce holiday gift guide
For the past four years, we’ve curated a gift guide to feature some awesome Woo stores,…
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Spiders inspired biologists to create artificial webs to capture airborne DNA for biodiversity monitoring
The global crisis of diminishing biological diversity is challenging our current ability to monitor changes in…
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And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct
For many years the Christmas Island shrew prospered. When European naturalists first visited Christmas Island in…
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Birds all over the world use the same sound to warn of threats
Language enables us to connect with each other and coordinate to achieve incredible feats. Our ability…
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Warn, hide or stand out? How colour in the animal world is a battle for survival
The animal world is incredibly colourful, and behind this colour palette is a constant game of…
