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2023-11-20 @ 18.46.12 ∈ In English

The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
[Electric bikes and mopeds are] displacing four times as much demand for oil as all the world’s electric cars at present, due to their staggering uptake in China and other nations where mopeds are a common form of transport.
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2023-09-09 @ 19.36.02 ∈ In English

How ancient horticulture helped First Nations people create southern WA’s ‘water trees’
Pruned and trimmed for hundreds of years by the region’s Menang traditional owners, these unique marri trees provide a critical source of water.
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2023-08-28 @ 19.00.02 ∈ In English

‘Oh my God’: live worm found in Australian woman’s brain in world-first discovery
The doctors and scientists involved in her case hypothesise that a python may have shed the parasite via its faeces into the grass. They believe the patient was probably infected with the parasite directly from touching the native grass or after eating the greens.
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2023-07-27 @ 21.25.33 ∈ In English

‘Is the doggy angry?’ Research hints children under 5 can easily confuse dog emotions
The results revealed that four-year-old children rated angry dogs to be in a more positive mood than the older children and adults did, even if these youngest kids were experienced with dogs. The six-year-olds, if experienced with dogs, were as good as adults at identifying dog emotions from photos.
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2023-07-18 @ 14.04.45 ∈ In English

Mystery object that washed up on the Australian coast could be space junk, officials say
Authorities were investigating on Tuesday whether a cylindrical object about the size of a small car that washed up on a remote Australian beach is space junk from a foreign rocket.
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2023-07-11 @ 19.21.52 ∈ In English

Scientists discover 36-million-year geological cycle that drives biodiversity
As water levels rise and fall, different habitats on the continental shelves and in shallow seas expand and contract, providing opportunities for organisms to thrive or die.
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2023-05-16 @ 17.37.02 ∈ In English

Butterfly tree of life reveals an origin in North America
About 100 million years ago, a group of trendsetting moths started flying during the day rather than at night, taking advantage of nectar-rich flowers that had co-evolved with bees. This single event led to the evolution of all butterflies.
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2023-04-17 @ 20.12.48 ∈ In English

Plastic action or distraction? As climate change bears down, calls to reduce plastic pollution are not wasted
[Those] provided with information about plastic pollution were more willing to engage with climate actions[…] But the approach didn't work for everyone.
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2021-12-17 @ 20.17.08 ∈ In English

The first true millipede: new species with more than 1,000 legs discovered in Western Australia
The species, which is the first “true” millipede, has 1,306 legs and was found up to 60 metres underground in a mining area in the Eastern Goldfields region of WA. […] It breaks the previous record set by Illacme plenipes, which is found in central California and has up to 750 legs.