Potoroos digging for ‘truffles’ keep their forests healthy – but for how long?

Long-footed potoroos dig up and eat many truffle-like fungi, spreading spores and keeping vital fungi-forest relationships ...
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It’s the oldest individual living creature in the world, survives at 400m deep underwater and uses its ‘foot’ to move along the seafloor

What is an ocean quahog? How long do they live for? Nick Baker explains the secrets behind the world’s oldest ever animal ...
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Spiders taught scientists how to make unsinkable metal

Researchers mimicked the air-trapping tricks of diving bell spiders to create aluminum that stays afloat—even when punctured ...
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How life would change if mosquitoes were the size of humans

We usually don’t know when a mosquito is biting us, and even if we do - it’s too late. But what if mosquitoes were as large ...
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10 rules every tourist needs to know before visiting Fiji

An all-inclusive resort in Fiji sounds like a dream vacation for many people, but there are still a few things you need to know if you're going there.

Space Coast releases X-rayed skeeters to take bite out of dengue

Brevard is releasing sterilized male mosquitoes to combat dengue fever, Zika and other mosquito-borne illnesses.