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Rescuers "optimistic" for surviving stranded whales in Australia

More than 50 pilot whales died after stranding themselves on a beach in Western Australia, but authorities said Wednesday they were "optimistic" that the other 45 whales in the pod could survive......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJul 26th, 2023

Australia"s new consent campaign gets a lot right: But consent education won"t be enough to stop sexual violence

The Australian government has recently launched Consent Can't Wait, a campaign focused on supporting sexual consent communication between adults and young people......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

One of world"s rarest whales sighted off California coast

In an extraordinary sighting, a critically endangered North Pacific right whale was spotted off the Marin County coast on Friday, thrilling scientists......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Camera tags capture social flexibility of Antarctic minke whales

Researchers have conducted one of the first quantitative studies of social structure and social foraging in Antarctic minke whales, using pioneering animal-borne camera tags......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 27th, 2024

Spectator racism is still rife in Australia"s major football codes—new research shows it may even be getting worse

The annual Indigenous rounds in the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL) celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 27th, 2024

Survey reveals growing support for changing Australia Day date

Support for retaining 26 January as Australia's national day of celebration appears to be slipping, according to a new survey that shows growing numbers of people are open to changing the date......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Desert poplar"s genetic blueprint: Insights into adaptation and survival mechanisms

Populus pruinosa is a relic species surviving in the harsh desert environments of western China and Central Asia. As global warming and desertification intensify, understanding the genetic mechanisms behind its ecological adaptation is crucial. Previ.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Killer whales keep ramming and sinking boats. Scientists now may know why, report says.

Killer whales keep ramming and sinking boats. Scientists now may know why, report says......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Researchers: A rush on critical minerals is coming for Australia"s most remote and disadvantaged communities

The Australian mining industry was promised billions of dollars in last week's federal budget to boost critical minerals such as lithium, copper and rare earth metals. This includes tax incentives, an innovation fund and money for Geoscience Australi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Killer whales keep attacking and sinking boats. Scientists now know why, study says.

Killer whales keep attacking and sinking boats. Scientists now know why, study says......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Nutbush fever: How the Ike and Tina Turner hit became Australia"s dance sensation

If there's one thing that Aussies just can't resist doing at a wedding—it's the Nutbush......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

A rare find in ancient Timorese mud may rewrite the history of human settlement in Australasia

Humans arrived in Australia at least 65,000 years ago, according to archaeological evidence. These pioneers were part of an early wave of people traveling eastwards from Africa, through Eurasia, and ultimately into Australia and New Guinea......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Future climate impacts put humpback whale diet at risk

A new study led by Griffith University predicts that future climate change impacts could disrupt the krill-heavy diet that humpback whales in the southern hemisphere consume. The study, "No distinct local cuisines among humpback whales: A population.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Chickens, ducks, seals and cows: A dangerous bird flu strain is knocking on Australia"s door

A dangerous strain of avian influenza (bird flu) is now wreaking havoc on every continent except Australia and the rest of Oceania. While we remain free from this strain for now, it's only a matter of time before it arrives......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

Australian study proves "humans are planet"s most frightening predator"

Australia lacks fearsome large carnivores like lions and wolves, and the relative lack of fear that marsupials like kangaroos and wallabies show to dogs (and other introduced carnivores) has been attributed to a lack of evolutionary experience with l.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

Excavation reveals "major" ancient migration to Timor Island

The discovery of thousands of stone artifacts and animal bones in a deep cave in Timor Island has led archaeologists to reassess the route that early humans took to reach Australia......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

Surviving reentry is the key goal for SpaceX’s fourth Starship test flight

Elon Musk says SpaceX aims to launch the fourth Starship test flight in about two weeks. Enlarge / SpaceX's fourth full-scale Starship rocket undergoes a fueling test Monday. (credit: SpaceX) After three test flights, Sp.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

Rise in sea urchins and related damage to kelp forests impacts Oregon"s gray whales and their food, study finds

A recent boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon Coast appears to have had an indirect and negative impact on the gray whales that usually forage in the region, a new study shows......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

Are we really about to talk to whales?

The past decade has seen an explosion of new research into some of the most fascinating sounds in the sea: the vocalizations of whales and dolphins......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 20th, 2024

The best survival games

It's hard enough surviving in real life, so why not see how far you could make it in the best survival games? These are the best ones you can play right now......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 18th, 2024

Cameras reveal wombat burrows can be safe havens after fire and waterholes after rain

Australia's unprecedented Black Summer bushfires in 2019–20 created ideal conditions for misinformation to spread, from the insidious to the absurd......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 18th, 2024