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Farmers seek solution to mounting plastic waste problem

Farmers seek solution to mounting plastic waste problem

Rows of black and white plastic weed mats are giving vegetable seedlings their best start in life. But disposing of them has become a logistical and cost burden.

22 juvenile great white sharks fled San Diego nursery during Storm Hilary, later returned

22 juvenile great white sharks fled San Diego nursery during Storm Hilary, later returned

Young great white sharks moved from their nursery habitat during Tropical Storm Hilary. Researchers tracked twenty-two sharks using acoustic tags to observe their movements. Many sharks left the area and returned within weeks after…

From SB64 to COP31: Lawyers gathering before the climate storm

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From SB64 to COP31: Lawyers gathering before the climate storm

Nigerian lawyers are building capacity to implement the Climate Change Act and strengthen the country’s delegation for COP31, ensuring effective climate ne Read More…

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Human tissue collected for biobank in fight against bowel cancer in young people

Human tissue collected for biobank in fight against bowel cancer in young people

Sunshine Coast researchers are building a 'biobank' of human tissue, as they investigate the increase in young people being diagnosed with bowel cancer.

Animal spillover? Lab leak? What the science says about the origins of COVID-19

The release of Dr. Anthony Fauci's pandemic diaries has rekindled the debate over the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Here's how scientists have weighed in. (Image credit: Noel Celis/AFP)

Community wants end to 'terrorising wildlife' at popular lake

Community wants end to 'terrorising wildlife' at popular lake

Community members and councillors are raising concerns over prohibited fishing at Perth's Galup Reserve, formerly Lake Monger, as one group says more turtles are being killed by fishing gear.

Acre and Neighboring Areas May Hold 20,000 Pre-Columbian Monuments

Acre and Neighboring Areas May Hold 20,000 Pre-Columbian Monuments

New laser-mapping techniques suggest that Acre and neighboring areas of the Amazon may contain around 20,000 pre-Columbian monuments-far more than the nearly 1,300 already identified by Brazilian and Finnish archaeologists. The estimate…

Headwinds for green revolution, Football Australia’s Fifa deadline, Fauci takes the fifth

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Headwinds for green revolution, Football Australia’s Fifa deadline, Fauci takes the fifth

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here , and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Morning everyone. Despite Australians’ enthusiasm for installing home solar panels and batteries, a…

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Dolphin Numbers in Fernando de Noronha Nearly Halve over Ten Years

Dolphin Numbers in Fernando de Noronha Nearly Halve over Ten Years

The number of spinner dolphins in Fernando de Noronha has fallen by nearly half over the past decade, according to data from the Spinner Dolphin Project. In Dolphin Bay, the daily average dropped from 252 animals in 2015 to 129 in 2025, a…

Ahead of dengue vaccine rollout, all 4 strains found in circulation

Ahead of dengue vaccine rollout, all 4 strains found in circulation

India's first dengue virus mapping shows all four serotypes circulating in eight states. This finding could influence the country's upcoming dengue vaccine strategy. Researchers found DENV-2 to be the dominant circulating strain across the…

Rare snail that gives birth through neck returns from brink of extinction

Rare snail that gives birth through neck returns from brink of extinction

About 1,000 Campbell's keeled glass snails are settling into their new home in the crevices of a secluded valley on Norfolk Island, after being bred back from the brink of oblivion.

Oregon is on track for its worst wildfire season yet

Oregon is on track for its worst wildfire season yet

Wildfires in central and eastern Oregon are prompting evacuations and forcing ranchers to scramble to move cattle and find feed as public range land burns. More than a million acres have burned so far. Most fires have little or no…