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World’s smallest great ape may have lived in Europe, researchers claim
While the researchers describing Buronius manfredschmidi claim it is a new species, not all scientists are convinced.
7 June 2024 -
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Disco clam: A poster child for weird bivalves
As soon as you scratch the surface, the weirder and weirder bivalves get.
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Largest cyclone to hit Australia killed off 90 percent of Bedout Island’s masked boobies
A vast colony of breeding seabirds experienced “unprecedented” mortality.
6 June 2024 -
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Face of ancient Australian ‘giga-goose’ revealed after fossil skull found
After more than a century of searching, the head of one of the largest ever birds has been found.
3 June 2024