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Sea lions have become underwater camera operators in Australia to help scientists learn more about the animals' homes at the bottom of the ocean.
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The TelegraphOtter drags child underwater off marina dock
A river otter dragged a child from a marina dock before pulling him underwater and biting him in a rare attack. The boy and his mother were walking along the dock at the Bremerton Marina in Washington State on Thursday when the animal attacked. The young boy was dragged underwater, resurfacing after a few moments. As his mother lifted him out of the water, the otter continued to attack and bit her on the arm.
- FTW Outdoors
Seal develops whale of a problem during feeding mishap; photos
A harbor seal in the Pacific Northwest on Friday found itself in the mouth of a humpback whale and in desperate need of an exit strategy. The image atop this post, captured by Tim Filipovic of Eagle Wings Tours, shows the moment the s
- Wales Online
Octopus boss has message for people losing Winter Fuel Payments
People losing DWP benefits this winter may not have to go without heating
- OK! Magazine
Brits set to bask in Indian summer as expert says incoming UK heatwave 'even hotter than expected'
Brits are currently enduring a rather wet and miserable start to the week, but a heatwave is on the horizon - and one weather expert believes it could be even hotter than originally thought
- Swindon Advertiser
‘Fireball’ seen over Swindon as 33-metre asteroid flies by Earth
A “fireball” was seen over Swindon as a 33-metre asteroid was scheduled to pass by Earth.
- CNN
A polluting, coal-fired power plant found the key to solving America’s biggest clean energy challenge
Xcel Energy is short-circuiting what could have been seven years of bureaucracy and red tape to solar energy to its customers.
- The Telegraph
Mother fined £500 for fly-tipping after leaving cabinet outside for neighbours
A mother was fined £500 for fly-tipping after she left an Ikea cabinet outside her home.
- Futurism
Will This Killer Asteroid Hit Earth in 2029? Scientists Say They'll Know for Sure by 2027
Rocky Future Don't panic, but the odds of a massive asteroid named Apophis smashing into Earth just got a little bit higher. Originally projected to harmlessly fly past us in a close approach, a new study published in The Planetary Science Journal suggests that there's actually a fraction of a chance that the 1,100 foot […]
- Sky News
Robert F Kennedy Jr says he is being investigated for chopping head off dead whale with chainsaw
Former US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr has said he is being investigated for cutting off the head of a dead whale with a chainsaw. Speaking during a campaign event for Donald Trump in Glendale, Arizona, RFK Jr said: "I received a letter from the National Marine Fisheries Institute saying that they were investigating me for collecting a whale specimen 20 years ago." The 70-year-old did not go into detail about the decapitation of the whale, but his daughter previously described how he had used a chainsaw to cut the head off a dead whale 30 years ago.
- The Telegraph
Bezos takes on Musk in battle 300 miles above Britain
More than 300 miles above the Earth, two Amazon satellites – little more than pinpricks in the night sky – spiralled downwards towards a fiery death.
- CNN
Scientists say they’ve solved the mystery behind a mega-tsunami
Scientists say they figured out what caused a massive nine-day vibration that offers new warnings about human-linked climate change. CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir explains.
- The Guardian
How the west’s wellness industry is driving Ethiopia’s frankincense trees towards extinction
As rich westerners fuel demand for the ancient fragrance, a lucrative race for the resin is killing the trees but leaving little of the trade’s profit for those gathering it
- The Telegraph
Six dead as severe flooding hits eastern and central Europe
Dramatic flooding across Central Europe left at least half a dozen people dead as forecasters warned of more rain to come.
- Evening Standard
Death toll could rise further as floods cause chaos in Central Europe
Heavy rain has led to serious flooding across central Europe
- The Guardian
Kyiv’s botanical garden staring at disaster as Russia targets Ukraine’s energy sector
Destruction of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure puts botanical garden’s rare and exotic species in danger
- CNN
River otter drags child off dock and underwater in rare attack at Washington marina
A child was dragged off a dock and underwater in a rare attack by a river otter at a marina in Washington state on Thursday, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said.
- The Guardian
Alice lives off-grid, but not by choice. ‘Hecs for households’ could radically improve her dilapidated home
For most of her life she’s lived without running water, electricity and a fridge. Her toilet is often clogged so she goes to the bathroom in the bush
- CNN
California’s earliest snow advisory in nearly 20 years could also bring month’s worth of rain
A low pressure system moving into the West Coast today will bring rare early-season snow and rain to California through Monday.
- Futurism
Organisms Created in Laboratory Are "Third State" Beyond Life and Death, Scientists Say
In the past several years, scientists have repeatedly demonstrated that the cells of various organisms can be repurposed into biological robots, representing stunning advancements in the field of synthetic biology. Some types, like anthrobots, used human cells that could self-assemble into small, hairy structures capable of moving by themselves. Others, like xenobots, are a bit […]
- CBC
MUN scientists' discovery of 570-million-year-old fossil provides a glimpse of jellyfish history
Rod Taylor casts the Mamsetia manunis fossil near Port Union. (Submitted by Rod Taylor)To the average eye, it may just look like a rock, but for two Memorial University earth scientists, it's a window into a prehistoric world.The imprints visible on the rock are fossils marking one of the most important scientific achievements of their careers — and it provides information about jellyfish that are still common in Newfoundland waters. Ten years ago, Rod Taylor and Duncan McIlroy found a fossil ca