Australia – Kettinki

2024-11-11 @ 17.51.05 ∈ In English

(From January)

Magpies swoop bald men more often, eight-year-old's viral survey finds

The field in this case was the Blue Mountains Grammar School – Mr Swoopsalot's territory. "I watched the people he swooped and I recorded it," Emma said. "Then I got everything I recorded and I figured out that they [the people Mr Swoopsalot swooped] were male, they were tall, and that they had thin or receding hair."

2024-11-07 @ 11.29.34 ∈ In English

Are these tiny insects the world’s laziest bugs?

I was puzzled to discover that some group members appear to do nothing. Not helping out, not breeding, nothing. Few animal societies are known where group members help no one, not even themselves.

2024-10-12 @ 15.42.02 ∈ In English

Weather Forecasting Is Deadly for Marine Wildlife | Hakai Magazine

Latex balloons designed to collect high-altitude data become a threat to marine animals after they burst—though the scale of their impact remains unknown.

2024-06-27 @ 11.14.53 ∈ In English

Frog ‘saunas’ help endangered frogs survive the devastating impacts of a deadly fungal disease

The research team found artificial 'hotspot' shelters built from readily available materials, such as bricks and PVC greenhouses, can allow frogs to quickly 'bake off' infections with the chytrid fungus. When frogs shifted to hotspot shelters, chytrid infections were reduced significantly.

2024-06-24 @ 17.09.37 ∈ Suomeksi

Tajunnanvirtaa uraanista

Vaikka uraanin käyttö ydinvoimalaitosten polttoaineena on yleistä tietoa, aihepiirin ympärillä on myös paljon mystiikkaa ja epämääräisiä väitteitä. Tämä kirjoitus käsittelee uraania alkuaineena, sen tuotantoa, sekä käyttöä reaktoripolttoaineena.

2024-06-08 @ 14.40.11 ∈ In English

Tiger shark vomits echidna, shocking Australian scientists

The tiger shark was unharmed after its spiky snack and scientists fitted it with an acoustic tracker before releasing it back into the water.

2024-04-26 @ 16.25.43 ∈ In English

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Carbon Offsets Don’t Work. Here’s Why

Individuals, companies and governments “offset” carbon emissions by paying to plant trees or fund solar panels in one place, so they can emit them elsewhere. Carbon credits are exchanged in the open market with the idea that carbon prices will go up – forcing companies to emit less. Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant looks at why carbon offsets may not solve the climate crisis.

2024-04-23 @ 17.20.52 ∈ In English

(First documented in 2015)

Rare Pink Manta Ray Spotted Near Australia’s Lady Elliot Island

Researchers suspect a genetic mutation may have gifted the giant fish, named Inspector Clouseau, his rosy hue

2024-04-08 @ 12.05.00 ∈ In English

The World’s Biggest Blueberry is 70 Times Heavier Than Most | Moss and Fog

Nearly the size of a lime or lemon, this massive blueberry is now crowned the world’s heaviest. Grown by Costa’s Berry Farm in Corindi, New South Wales, Australia, the berry is definitely one for the record books, but isn’t the only massive blueberry they picked. Supposedly the giant was growing amongst 20 or so similarly huge berries.

2024-04-03 @ 16.14.06 ∈ In English

After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today

The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree. Published in the journal Nature today, our study shows that most of the modern groups of birds first appeared within 5 million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs.