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Nature and Environment

Need Some Joy? Pandas Sliding Starfish-Style In Snow Will Likely Do The Trick
The giant pandas at the National Zoo know how to make the most of a snow day head first and belly up.
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Shark And Ray Populations Have Fallen 71% Since 1970, Study Finds
The top dogs of the oceanic food web have been overfished to the point of collapse, a troubling new study says.
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Oh Good, Scientists Discovered Snakes Can Turn Their Body Into 'Lassos' To Climb
Less than two weeks into 2021 and it's already brought us lasso snakes.
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Dramatic Weather Lashes Australias East Coast, Forces Evacuations
Famous beaches swallowed, roads submerged by waterfalls and surf clubs swamped in thick sea foams.
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After Fires, Australia Cops Cyclonic Weather, Floods And Beach Erosion
A week earlier, nearby Fraser Island was evacuated due to bushfires.
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'Leave Immediately': Bushfire Approaches Township On K'gari - Fraser Island
The massive bushfire has been burning at K'gari since mid-October.
By Renju Jose, Reuters

TikTok Video Perfectly Captures Australias Record-Breaking Heatwave
We're talking 45-plus degrees out here.
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The Sacred Story You Didnt Know Of Migaloo, Australia's World-Famous Albino Whale
The all-white whale has made annual headline-grabbing appearances since the first recorded spotting off Byron Bay in 1991.
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How Chris And Elsa Helped Tasmanian Devils Return To Aussie Mainland After 3,000 Years
"The first time in 3,000 years, or thereabouts, that the Tasmanian Devil has roamed mainland forests..."
By Cordelia Hsu and Himani Sarkar, Reuters

Thousands Protest In Mauritius After Oil Spill, Dozens Of Dead Dolphins
The massive march was sparked by outrage over the government's slow response to the island nation's worst environmental disaster in years.
By AP