‘Stop throwing stones’: Shark attack survivor urges government, fishermen and scientists to meet at summit to improve safety policy
A shark attack survivor has called for an emergency summit on how to deal with the predator, saying…
Darwin’s bark spider spins the toughest biological material yet measured, a silk more than ten times tougher than Kevlar, and strings its web across rivers on bridge lines up to 25 meters long
A spider in Madagascar makes a thread that outperforms anything in the materials labs of the human world.…
Two marsupial species once known to science only from fossils, and thought lost for more than 6,000 years, have been confirmed alive in the rainforests of New Guinea’s Vogelkop Peninsula — a discovery made possible by old museum specimens, rare field photographs, fossil fragments and the knowledge of Indigenous Tambrauw and Maybrat elders.
Two marsupials known to science only from fossils, and presumed gone for more than 6,000 years, have turned…
A blind cave salamander called the olm is projected to live past a hundred years, and biologists still cannot explain how it ages so slowly
In the flooded caves of Slovenia and Croatia lives a pale, blind salamander the size of a pencil,…
Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” shutting down permanently, sources say
Companies hired by the state to operate the Florida immigration facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” were notified Monday…
New spider discovered in Queensland uses ‘ballista’ web to trap prey
A bizarre species of spider from the remote rainforests of Far North Queensland springs a nasty surprise when…
Bird flu in Australia: Why scientists fear for endangered sea lions after virus detected in Western Australia
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Family finds large snake hiding behind living room TV
June 22 (UPI) — A professional reptile wrangler was called to a Queensland, Australia, home where a large…
Rotting whale carcass removed from Bells Beach – Geelong Advertiser
Rotting whale carcass removed from Bells Beach Geelong AdvertiserBells Beach temporarily closed due to whale carcass washing up Australian Broadcasting…
A black jaguar sniffs Brazil to beat Scotland in Group C challenge
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A new animal oracle for the World Cup has arrived, and it’s the…
John Oliver on feral hogs: ‘One of the most destructive species in the country’ | John Oliver
John Oliver addressed the destructive nature of feral hogs on his HBO show, detailing how they have become…
Brown skuas and giant petrels rarely make landfall. When they were found in WA, scientists feared ‘bad news’ for wildlife | Wildlife
Brown skuas and giant petrels are a common sight offshore in southern Australian waters in the winter months,…