Small SA town's 'out of control' pigeon population
ABC News Australiaby Amelia Walters and Oliver Brown1d ago
In short: Residents are spending hundreds of dollars a week on cleaning farming machinery due to pigeon droppings.
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top 97%Trail cameras capture snapshot of rare species crossing the Guatemala-Honduras border
Good Good Goodby Meghan Cook1d ago
In June, trail cameras captured rare footage of a male jaguar moving through the lush foliage of the Guatemala forests near the Honduran border.
Record-breaking El Niño Conditions May Linger for 6 Straight Months
Gizmodoby Ellyn Lapointe1d ago
We’re still months away from the expected peak of this “super” El Niño, and the waters of the tropical Pacific Ocean have been record-warm for weeks.
‘Ask COMK’ weather chatbot seeks to make daily decisions easier
The Hinduby K Lakshmi1d ago
The Northeast monsoon may bring larger concerns - floods, reservoirs’ storage and crop prospects, but for people, it also prompts simpler questions — will it rain today?
Climate change not the only blame for bushfire crisis
PerthNowby Allanah Sciberras1d ago
Climate change not the only blame for bushfire crisis Restoring Indigenous cultural burning could help break a "catastrophic fire loop", plaguing Australia's southeast forests, a new study has...
Boosting seawater alkalinity could help communities tackle local carbon emissions, researchers argue
Phys.orgby Institute; Antarctic Studies1d ago
Boosting seawater alkalinity could help communities tackle local carbon emissions, researchers argue When scientists discovered that increasing the ocean's natural alkalinity could enhance...
Australia's wildfire crisis linked to colonial land-use change
Phys.orgby University1d ago
Australia's wildfire crisis linked to colonial land-use change Research published today in Nature by University of Melbourne researchers, in collaboration with Gunaikurnai Land and Waters...
From the brink to a comeback, hope for India’s wildlife
The Hinduby Yash Veer Bhatnagar1d ago
Across the world, scientists, governments and communities are bringing plants and animals back from the brink of extinction.
Arabian Sea humpbacks may be a unique subspecies at risk of extinction
Mongabay Globalby Shreya Dasgupta1d ago
Humpback whales found in the Arabian Sea are likely a distinct subspecies, having evolved in isolation for tens of thousands of years, according to a newly published genetic analysis.
Pink, pretty, and protective. A dumbo octopus is here with a message from the deep-sea.
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas1d ago
She’s bubblegum pink with a permanent little smile. She sports a pretty flower on her head sports a black tattoo on one of her eight arms.
The Madhugiri detour
New Indian Expressby Anshuman U Shastry1d ago
The weather forecast had promised a typically overcast Wednesday with little more than a stray drizzle.
Colonisation, not climate change, first primed these forests to burn
The Conversation Australiaby Russell Mullett, Traditional Custodian — Kurnai, Indigenous Knowledge1d ago
Bushfire season is here. The Bureau of Meteorology expects the declared El Niño to be strong to very strong. Southeastern Australia is bracing for a long run of dangerous fire weather.
The internal chemistry of phytoplankton changes as oceans become more acidic
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold1d ago
The internal chemistry of phytoplankton changes as oceans become more acidic Paul Arnold Author Our oceans are becoming more acidic, which could have major consequences for marine life.
A honey trap: Female-baited beetle traps reveal habitat variation in Japanese forests
Phys.orgby Kyoto University1d ago
A honey trap: Female-baited beetle traps reveal habitat variation in Japanese forests Monitoring biological indicators plays a crucial role in forest management, which requires finding a delicate...
Tropical Storm Isaias forms, is forecast to become a hurricane and hit US Gulf Coast this week
Mongabay Globalby Mongabay Editor1d ago
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaias formed Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before...
2027: Duke vows to reduce petrol price to ₦300 per litre if elected president
Premium Timesby Ekemini Simon1d ago
Former Cross River State governor and Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) presidential candidate, Donald Duke, has promised to reduce the price of petrol to about ₦300 per litre if elected president in...
Ancient spotted bat samples help researchers understand present-day population dynamics
Phys.orgby Public Library1d ago
Ancient spotted bat samples help researchers understand present-day population dynamics Understanding changes in North American bat populations is critical to measuring the risk of extinction from...
What Singapore really thinks of Australian solar power export plan
ABC News Australiaby Daniel Mercer1d ago
Australia and Singapore are neighbours, but not exactly close. As the crow flies, the distance from Darwin, the capital of Australia's Northern Territory, to the South-East Asian island nation is...
Jonathan the tortoise is 194 years old and thriving. His genes help explain why.
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas1d ago
He lived at the same time as Charles Darwin, Queen Victoria, and President Andrew Jackson. He’s a gay icon, who was alive before Thomas Edison patented the lightbulb.
Perth suburbs unite to protect shared stretch of coastline
PerthNowby Eliana Hullett1d ago
Town of Mosman Park joins City of Fremantle to accelerate protection of shared coastline The Town of Mosman Park will join forces with the City of Fremantle to protect their shared coastline with a...