A philosopher’s take on NZ’s bill to define who counts as a woman or man
The test that determines what gets written on a birth certificate is a visual inspection of…
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Koala numbers crashed across Australia 100,000 years ago. Global glacial cycles are likely to blame
It’s surprising how easy it is to see a koala every day in Australia’s major cities….
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Rare footage captured of Great White shark in Mediterranean Sea
A diver who filmed an incredibly rare encounter with a Great White shark in the Mediterranean…
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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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‘Appalling’ video captures driver wrecking ancient National Park forest
San Francisco Gate reports employees are searching for someone who appears to have illegally driven a…
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A new species in NYC?
Can we find a new species in New York City? 👀🐛🐞 We’re sure going to try….
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Rare male red pipefish carrying eggs on its trunk spotted in Sydney
The red pipefish (Notiocampus ruber) is a rare relative of seahorses and seadragons found only in…
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500-million-year-old fossil helps fill a strange gap in our record of life on Earth
Roughly 500 million years ago, a strange event in the evolution of life on Earth seems…
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What ‘biodegradable’ packaging really means – and 3 key questions to ask about it
“Biodegradable” has become one of the most reassuring words in modern packaging. It appears on coffee…
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Is Peter Thiel the target of Pope Leo’s Gandalf quote? An investigation.
The rough conversation was Demis telling Elon: I’m working on the most important project in the…
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Whatever the mirror test tells us, beluga whales pass it
In hours of underwater video footage from a New York aquarium, a beluga whale named Natasha…
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4 Types Of Aliens Have Already Landed On Earth, They Claim
Claims by experts of 4 specific species of Aliens have gone viral. Follow the show for…
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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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See the weird 1,100 new sea creatures discovered by scientists
Scientists discovered more than 1,100 new species of sea creatures, according to the Ocean Census. But…
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Nature is good for business – and we now have numbers to show it
Yet it’s one rarely itemised on any balance sheet, because nature’s contribution to business remains genuinely…
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A woolly solution to NI’s peatland problems?
“Other peatland species that we are striving to protect – they’re all endangered, they’re all under…
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Squeak up! I can’t hear you: pilot whales are shouting to hear themselves over ship noise
In the Strait of Gibraltar – a famous marine road connecting the Mediterranean and the Atlantic…
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What is hantavirus, the disease that has killed 3 cruise ship passengers?
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, which affects the lungs, is mainly found in the United States. If a…
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Lake mud reveals 7,000 years of Kangaroo Island’s complex fire history
During the summer of 2019–2020, half of Australia’s third largest island was on fire. Kangaroo Island,…
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Poland’s elk debate: Should hunting be allowed? | Focus on Europe
Elk are largely a protected species in Poland. But for hunters and drivers, the growing population…
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The banana is under threat #shorts
The standard banana, the one found in nearly every lunch bag, smoothie, and cereal, could go…
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The most interesting fruit in the world could go extinct
Bananas are one of the world’s most popular fruits. They’re a staple crop in Asia, Africa,…
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Rising CO₂ levels are reflected in human blood. Scientists don’t know what it means
Humans evolved in an atmosphere containing roughly 200–300 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide (CO₂)….
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These platypuses are helping heal an iconic Australian ecosystem #shorts
Platypuses disappeared from Australia’s oldest national park decades ago. Now scientists are bringing them back, helping…
