Researchers get the drop on new frog species
Five new species of frogs, including one with camouflage that makes it look like bird droppings, have been described by Australian scientists.
Five new species of frogs, including one with camouflage that makes it look like bird droppings, have been described by Australian scientists.
Plants & Animals
Apr 27, 2023
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A new study has highlighted underprepared regions across the world most at risk of the devastating effects of scorching temperatures.
Environment
Apr 26, 2023
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A crab covered in oil creeps across the sand as Philippine fishermen wearing white protective suits, rubber gloves, and respirator masks scrape toxic sludge from the rocks along the shore.
Ecology
Mar 29, 2023
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In a paper published today in Current Biology, researchers from the California Academy of Sciences Hope for Reefs initiative, along with Brazilian collaborators from the University of São Paulo, Federal University of Espírito ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 13, 2023
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New research has revealed that the process of 'peopling' the entire continent of Sahul—the combined mega continent that joined Australia with New Guinea when sea levels were much lower than today—took 10,000 years.
Archaeology
Feb 3, 2023
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Conservationists at a UK zoo have captured the moment a rare tree kangaroo popped out of its mother's pouch for the first time, part of research aimed at helping the endangered species survive in the wild.
Plants & Animals
Jan 26, 2023
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The Earth's deep-sea trenches are some of the least explored places on Earth—as they are very difficult to access, are pitch black and the pressure is extremely high. Collecting samples and making reliable measurements ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 21, 2022
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In 1989, distinguished Australian geographer Gerard Ward wrote that the Pacific was emptying out. As people on smaller islands left to seek opportunity elsewhere, the region risked becoming Earth's empty quarter. He wrote:
Social Sciences
Dec 1, 2022
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One of the main advantages of signing a waiver is the finality that it brings to what could potentially be protracted legal proceedings.
Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2022
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A September expedition to Papua New Guinea confirmed via video the existence of the black-naped pheasant pigeon, a critically endangered species that has not been reported for 140 years.
Plants & Animals
Nov 18, 2022
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