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Prehistoric Melbourne Was Once a Paradise for Tropical Pig-Nosed Turtles
The pig-nosed turtle, an endangered freshwater turtle native to the Northern Territory and southern New Guinea, is unique in many respects. Unlike most freshwater turtles, it is almost completely adapted to life in water. It has paddle-like flippers similar to sea turtles, a snorkel-like “pig-nose” to help it breathe while staying submerged, and eggs that…
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How Big Oil Rigs the System to Keep Winning
This article is published as part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of news outlets strengthening coverage of the climate story.
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Space Agencies Are Tracking Two Explorers En Route to Antarctica’s ‘Pole of Inaccessibility’
Two men are three weeks into an expedition to Antartica’s Pole of Inaccessibility, an isolated spot that is 901 km from the South Pole. The pair are working in collaboration with NASA and the European Space Agency as they record the psychological and physiological effects of the journey, data that the space agencies believe could…
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Large Eruption From Nearby Star Is a Warning for Earth
A star over 100 light-years away in the constellation Draco is teaching us a few unsettling things about our own Sun. The star, EK Draconis, recently surprised researchers when it launched into an explosive light show more energetic than anything observed from our local star. If our Sun erupted in the same way, it would…