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How we discovered a new type of wood - and how it could help fight climate change

For as long as scientists have studied trees, we have categorised them into two types based on the sort of wood they make. Softwoods include pines and firs and generally grow faster than hardwoods, like oaks and maples, which can take several decades to mature and make a denser wood.

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No Sign 'Russian Spy' Whale Shot Dead: Norway Police

Police in Norway said Monday that foul play was not suspected in the death of a beluga whale whose unusual harness had sparked suspicions it had been trained by Russia as a spy.

International Business Times

'Astonishing': Eaten Eels Recorded Escaping From Fish Guts

Eels that have been swallowed by fish have been recorded for the first time sliding tail-first back out of their would-be predators' stomach and escaping out of their gills, a study said Monday.

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Video of eels wiggling out of predator’s stomach stuns scientists

Japanese eels take an average of under a minute to escape fish gut, scientists find

The Independent UK

Japanese eels can escape predators’ stomach through their gills, finds study

Eels use tail-first technique to back up digestive tract of fish towards oesophagus before coming out of gills

The Guardian - UK

Two Scottish wildcats bred in captivity found dead in national park after release

TWO Scottish wildcats born in captivity have died since their release into the wild ...

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Toddler left with stitches after latest eagle attack on humans in Norway

The golden eagle ‘likely had a behavioral disorder’ that prompted the attacks

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France's beekeepers count cost of devastating year as honey production plummets

As the summer draws to an end, beekeepers across France are taking stock of a year blighted by heavy rains and low temperatures that have decimated hives and honey production.

Radio France Internationale

Sharks deserting coral reefs as oceans heat up, study shows

Climate crisis is driving key predators from their homes and threatening an already embattled ecosystem

The Guardian - UK

Federal minister's lack of control on logging 'absurd'

Federal independents are mounting a renewed push to get the environment minister to deal with state-based logging threats to endangered species.

AAP

The 5 things you should never do when caring for an orchid

Houseplant experts warn against these 5 common mistakes when caring for your orchid

Woman & Home

Laughing frog and David Attenborough worm among 750 new species recognised in Australia

National species list expands, with orb spider named after Tom Hardy’s Marvel character, Venom, also included

The Guardian - AU

How Australian conservationists’ tunnel vision lets turtles swim to freedom

Creating a fox-proof haven for endangered eastern quolls required a high, encircling fence. But what about the other wildlife?

The Guardian - AU

Mr Greedy, the penguin progenitor of more than 200 chicks, dies aged 33

The virile bird was euthanized by Maryland zoo due to health problems, and is survived by Mrs Greedy

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Capybaras: Symbol of green resistance

Climate change and a lack of predators has moved capybaras into suburbs and gardens. Are they pests or heroes?

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Good news for some threatened species as numbers rise

Many threatened species in NSW national parks are heading in the right right direction, while efforts are underway in Queensland to boost wombat numbers.

Newcastle Herald

Emergency contacts fail to answer, women left locked in Blackbutt Reserve

The women were stuck inside for almost three hours.

The Conversation

Our cities are losing the small, colourful songbirds that give us the most joy

The birds that fill our mornings with songs and our parks and gardens with colour are disappearing from our cities, our new study has found.

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The Guardian - UK

Rare moth found in Norfolk village 50 years after becoming ‘extinct’ in Britain

Enthusiasts discovered Norfolk snout, thought to have died out in the UK in 1971, in their garden

The Guardian - AU

Urgent review of Woodside billion-dollar WA gas project needed to protect threatened snake, government advisers say

Dusky sea snake was placed on threatened species list this week and is known only to exist on a small number of reefs off the Kimberley coastline

The Independent UK

Alert over bee-eating Asian hornets that threaten UK food security as queens seen overwintering for first time

People asked to watch out for species spotted in record numbers last year in Britain

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s inevitable’: Australian beekeepers brace for national spread of varroa mite

Varroa destructor mites were introduced to Australia two years ago and are expected to kill most wild European honeybees in the next five years

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Hornets and wasps are welcome here

Inkpen, Berkshire: They’re in the apple trees and nesting in the loft. But as the pest control man says, ‘If you can live with them, do’

AAP

Twenty species added to extinction risk list

Another 20 species have been added to Australia's endangered list including imperilled plants and animals.

The Guardian - UK

Fiona Evans obituary

Other lives: Conservationist instrumental in creating several Sites of Special Scientific Interest in north Wales

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