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‘Like someone whacking a piñata’: orcas explode sunfish by ramming them at high speed
Vanessa Pirotta, Macquarie University An adult orca cruises near the surface of the clear, blue water, holding a…
Do birds have accents? The fascinating regional differences in birdsong
Louise Gentle, Nottingham Trent University Birds sing the most around an hour before dawn, when the air is…
Fewer people, fewer species? Japan’s population decline linked to unexpected biodiversity loss
A groundbreaking study in Japan reveals a startling paradox: a shrinking human population is not healing nature but accelerating species loss in rural landscapes.
2 biggest threats to wombats revealed in new data gathered by citizen scientists
Sonijya/Shutterstock Julie Old, Western Sydney University and Hayley Stannard, Charles Sturt University Launched in 2015, WomSAT (Wombat Survey…
Citizen scientists collect more nature data than ever, showing us where common and threatened species live
Shutterstock Erin Roger, CSIRO; Cameron Slatyer, CSIRO, and Dax Kellie, CSIRO Citizen science isn’t new anymore. For decades,…
How amateur scientists are still helping make important discoveries
pexels/ mart production, CC BY-SA Mark Lorch, University of Hull What images does science conjure up in your…