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Can bears swing upside down and what colour is electricity? The kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

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Unusually high number of jellyfish arrive in UK seas

Warm sea surface temperatures, exacerbated by global heating, have created favourable conditions for jellyfish

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: An explosion of life – all on one single garden plant

Crook, County Durham: Back in June we noticed our giant thistle had clusters of aphids on it. Since then, it has put on quite a show

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Satellites are helping protect critically endangered desert elephants. Here's how

GPS tracking and high-resolution satellite images are helping humans coexist with endangered elephants in western Namibia.

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‘Extinct’ jellyfish found in Scottish island rock pool in first sighting in 50 years

A JELLYFISH that resembles a thistle has been seen for the first time in 50 years in a rock pool in a Scottish island

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Tourist discovers ‘extinct’ jellyfish while rock-pooling in Outer Hebrides

Thistle-shaped Depastrum cyathiforme was last seen in France in 1976, but has now been found on South Uist

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Seals Sing 'Otherworldly' Songs Structured Like Nursery Rhymes

When male leopard seals dive down into icy Antarctic waters, they sing songs structured like nursery rhymes in performances that can last up to 13 hours, scientists said Thursday.

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Why South Africa is injecting Rhino horns with radioactive isotopes

South Africa has the largest population of rhinos with an estimated 16,000

The Independent UK

Hummingbirds will flock to your feeders if you make this one simple change to your nectar recipe — here's why

Keep bees away from your hummingbird feeder by making one simple change.

Tom’s Guide

After nearly 100 years, adult winter-run Chinook salmon seen in California river

State’s fish and wildlife department posted a video showing an adult female guarding a nest of eggs

The Guardian - US

‘Best job in the natural world’: seed collector enlisted as modern-day Darwin to document the world’s plants

Newly appointed expedition botanist Matthew Jeffery feels ‘daunted’ but inspired by his unique globetrotting role collecting wild species

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Supersized stick insect discovered in high-altitude trees in Australia

The 40cm-long insect, named Acrophylla alta, weighs slightly less than a golf ball and may be the heaviest insect in Australia

The Guardian - AU

Fears for South Australia’s annual cuttlefish gathering amid deadly algal bloom

Breeding event known as Cuttlefest takes place in waters off Point Lowly but this year scientists warn the effect of toxic algae could be ‘catastrophic’

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Four Montagu’s harrier chicks take flight in first UK breeding success since 2019

Young birds were closely monitored and protected from predators after six summers without fledging success

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10,000-acre Highland juniper forest gains special European status in UK-first

A GENETICALLY unique juniper forest in the Highlands has been awarded a special European designation to protect and enhance its globally…

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Experts baffled as rarely seen beaked whales involved in series of strandings

Incidents across northern Europe on 26 and 27 July have left scientists trying to understand why so many of the deep-diving whales have appeared

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Scheme to release beavers into wild in England has stalled, say nature experts

Not a single licence granted since first beavers let loose in March, raising questions over application process

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Country diary: An eel that’s as fluid as the river itself

Tavistock, Devon: This slippery individual seems content behind the town launderette but, one day, the wide Sargasso Sea will beckon

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Tarantula Invasion? US States Brace for Thousands as Mating Season Begins — Is Your Area Next?

Tarantula mating season is here, and thousands could soon be seen crawling across US states. Learn where they're headed and how to stay safe.

The Independent UK

Krill catch in Antarctica soars to record following collapse of conservation deal

Fishing for krill near Antarctica has surged to a record high, nearing a seasonal catch limit that could close the fishery early

The Independent UK

Fishing groups push to postpone protections for endangered right whale to 2035

A Maine congressman and several commercial fishing groups are getting behind a push to delay rules designed to protect a vanishing species of whale for 10 years

The Guardian - AU

Trial to remove shark nets from three Sydney and Central Coast beaches a good first step, scientists say

Experts welcome move by NSW government, saying nets are ineffective at preventing shark bites and ‘indiscriminately’ kill marine life

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of tons of invasive seaweed ‘overwhelming’ Spanish beaches

Alga from east Asia is major threat to biodiversity, say experts as they warn of environmental catastrophe

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Critically endangered angel shark filmed off Welsh coast

First sighting in Cardigan Bay since 2021 of the species, which is under threat from human activities

International Business Times

World's Smallest Snake Makes Big Comeback

A snake so small it could be mistaken for a worm has been spotted in Barbados, nearly two decades after it was thought to have been "lost" to science.

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