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Who Would Win in a Fight Between a Great White Shark and a Blue Whale?
One is the largest animal known to have ever existed. The other is a revered predator at the top of its food chain. But would a blue whale and a great white shark ever find themselves at odds with each other in the wild? While such observations of sharks attacking whales are few, we know…
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Doomscrolling Is Literally Bad for Your Health but There Are Ways You Can Stop
Doomscrolling can be a normal reaction to living through uncertain times. It’s natural to want to understand dramatic events unfolding around you and to seek out information when you’re afraid. But becoming absorbed in bad news for too long can be detrimental. A newly published study has found that people with high levels of problematic…
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The Australian Government Makes Love to the Fossil Fuel Industry, Screws Everyone Else
Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King yesterday handed Australia’s fossil fuel industry two significant wins. The minister announced oil and gas exploration will be allowed at ten new Australian ocean sites – comprising almost 47,000 square kilometres. And she approved two new offshore greenhouse gas storage areas off Western Australia and the Northern Territory, to explore…
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Leopard Slugs Mate in the Most Beautifully Bizarre Way, and Nobody Knows Why
Under the cover of night, two large leopard slugs begin to court, circling each other, before climbing single-file up a tree or onto a rock. They lower themselves on a mucus rope, while entwining their bodies in a strictly anti-clockwise fashion.