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How do you vaccinate 1,000 tiny penguins against bird flu in the wild? It’s ‘really tricky’ but there is a way

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:11:36 +0000

Phillip Island’s ‘iconic’ little penguins get first bird flu vaccinations in what is thought to be largest program of its kind

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Wild beaver kits born in Norfolk for first time in more than 500 years

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:00:55 +0000

Pair are offspring of two beavers who mysteriously arrived in Pensthorpe nature reserve near Fakenham in December

Wild beaver kits have been born in Norfolk for the first time in more than 500 years.

The pair of newborns are the offspring of two free-living beavers who mysteriously arrived in Pensthorpe nature reserve near Fakenham in December.

Air conditioning push favoured over emissions cuts in six European nations, survey finds

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:00:53 +0000

Poll also finds sizeable majorities who believe it should be easier to install air con in homes

Given the choice, more people across six major European nations including the UK favour encouraging the adoption of air conditioning over keeping carbon emissions down, a survey has found.

After four extreme heatwaves that have caused thousands of excess deaths across the continent, the survey showed between 30% and 52% of people in six countries had feared for their household’s health in temperatures close to or above 40C (104F).

US territories hit out at Trump plan to explore deep sea mining in the Pacific

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:34:41 +0000

US agency releases plan to lease millions of hectares of seabed off the coast of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam

A US government plan to lease out millions of hectares of seabed near the Mariana Trench for deep sea exploration has drawn opposition from US territories in the Pacific, as the Trump administration remains locked in a race with China for control of critical ocean minerals.

Australia news live: Hanson-Young says men should ‘call out’ boys’ club culture; woman dies after car crashes into Melbourne restaurant

admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 22:05:14 +0000

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Alan Jones trial enters its fourth week

The Alan Jones trial enters its fourth week today, with a series of witnesses expected to give evidence at Sydney’s Downing Centre local court before Judge Glenn Walsh.

Fast-moving wildfire in Reno, Nevada, forces thousands to evacuate homes

admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:22:15 +0000

Human-caused Hawk fire covers more than 15,000 acres as blaze approaches University of Nevada campus in Reno

A fast-moving Nevada wildfire exploded to more than 15,000 acres (6,000 hectares) on Sunday, pushing from the Sierra foothills toward the center of Reno and urging nearly 90,000 residents to evacuate as flames threatened neighborhoods and reached the edge of the University of Nevada campus.

Ella Baron on AI and the drought – cartoon

admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:03:48 +0000

Scientists left this farm field alone. Thousands of orchids appeared

admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:01:34 +0000

An abandoned farm field became a flourishing wildflower meadow within little more than a decade, with plant diversity doubling and thousands of orchids appearing naturally. The discovery suggests that simply giving nature time to recover could be a powerful and inexpensive tool for restoring biodiversity.

The end of Latrobe Valley coal – in pictures

admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:00:36 +0000

Once the economic lifeblood of the region, Latrobe Valley’s coal industry is in terminal decline. Jesse Thompson’s photographic project aims to document this period of rapid change and examine its legacy

‘Extremely effective’ organised campaigns against wind and solar undermining support for renewable energy

Australia’s marine parks protect ‘places no one goes’ rather than fragile waters near the mainland, scientists say

admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:00:36 +0000

Hundreds of experts write to environment minister calling for stronger protections for ‘unique and distinct’ marine ecosystems

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