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Animals

Boozing up to boost survival rates

Fruit flies use alcohol as a drug to kill parasites.

Solving the native species conundrum

Introduced species cannot remain eternally new in an ecosystem.

Saltwater crocodiles exposed

Good news for the crocodile industry in Australia.

Battle of the blood suckers

A new genus of bat fly has been discovered entombed in amber.

From a mouse to an elephant in 24 million generations

Since the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, mammals have increased in size from small rodents to the Blue Whale, which can weigh up to 190 tonnes.

Scientists identify iridescence in golden moles

The bright hairs of these blind moles aren’t used to attract mates.

Stem cells could save snow leopards

Scientists have produced stem cells from the tissue of an adult snow leopard.

Fruit flies watch the sky to stay on course

A fruit fly suspended in a magnetic field alters its flight path depending on cues it receives from light polarisation.

Sydney whales not bothered by whale watchers

Migrating humpback whales are more likely to stay breathing on the surface when vessels are around.

The all-time diva of flies

Taxonomy immortalises Beyonce.

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