Debunking the viral tales of wombat 'heroes'
If you've been following the bushfire crisis on social media and elsewhere, you may have seen reports of benevolent wombats herding other animals to shelter into their fire-proof burrows.
If you've been following the bushfire crisis on social media and elsewhere, you may have seen reports of benevolent wombats herding other animals to shelter into their fire-proof burrows.
Plants & Animals
Jan 15, 2020
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Large day-to-day swings in temperature were associated with significantly more heart attacks in a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session. Given that some climate models ...
Environment
Mar 1, 2018
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A new study has uncovered multiple new factors that contribute to the important phenomenon of vernalisation in plants.
Biotechnology
Feb 14, 2018
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The bat's immune system works in a fundamentally different way to that of other mammals. This was the conclusion reached by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in a study of mastiff bats. The research ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2015
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