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New fossil discovered in China

Researchers from the universities of Oxford and Leicester, in the UK, and from Yunnan University, China, discovered a well-preserved fossil that provides new information on primitive sea creatures and their evolution.

Francois leaf-eating monkey born at Taronga Zoo

A bright orange baby has joined the family.

Teshekpuk Lake has highest density of breeding birds in Arctic Alaska

Nature is putting a lot of eggs in a very cold basket.

Many species of turtles and tortoises may become extinct in the next decade

Armour is no longer good protection from all of the risks out there.

The Botanic Gardens’ bat colony will be relocated

The bats in the Sydney Botanic Gardens have lost their court appeal and will soon be facing eviction.

How snakes got legless

A new study has confirmed a missing link in snakes’ legless evolution.

Climate change is causing a polar bear population drop

Researchers have linked the loss of sea ice to the declining sizes of polar bear litters in Hudson Bay.

A precious baby gorilla for Taronga Zoo

It’s a baby girl for Taronga Zoo’s western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla).

Photographing the polar bears of the High Arctic

How do you photograph a polar bear? By travelling to the icy Arctic Circle.

Lost frogs have been rediscovered in Haiti

Six endangered frog species have been found in Haiti after being “˜lost’ for nearly two decades.

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