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Science & Environment
An echidna moves 8 trailer-loads of soil a year, and scientists say they're helping to tackle climate change
…research has revealed the significant extent to which this soil “engineering” could benefit the environment. Echidnas’ digging traps leaves and seeds in soil. This helps improve soil health, promotes plant…
History & Culture
Antarctic-based Aussies take icy plunge to mark winter solstice
Antarctic-based Australian expeditioners have taken a sub-zero polar plunge to mark the winter solstice, keeping the icy tradition alive. Each year, expeditioners at Australia’s three research stations in Antarctica and on sub-Antarctic…
News
The death’s-head hawkmoth can maintain a perfectly straight flight path over thousands of kilometres. How?
…journeys. One outstanding question for experts has been how they react to varying wind conditions while en route. In research published today in Science, we show one migratory insect species,…
