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From The Conversation (25/4/24)… Sugar gums have a reputation as risky branch-droppers but they’re important to bees, parrots and possums I had the good fortune to care for the sugar gum at The University of Melbourne’s Burnley Gardens in Victoria where I worked for many…
From ABC News… Some interesting titbits about wombats How fast does a wombat really run? An investigation into the 40 kph phenomenon Did you ever hear the animal “fact” that a wombat could beat the world’s fastest human, Usain Bolt, in a footrace? Bolt’s world…
From The Conversation (2/4/24)… After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree. Published in the journal Nature today, our…
From ABC News (19/3/24)… Backyard birds quiz: From magpies to rosellas, bin chickens to crows, will you get the squawk of approval? How well do you know Australia’s backyard birds? Darryl Jones is an urban ecologist fascinated with the birds that live among us.…
The Australian Plants Society Mornington Peninsula district group is holding an Australian Native Plant Sale at The Briars on Saturday 27 April 2024 from 10am to 3.30pm.
From Vox (26/2/24), this article about factory farming is from the USA, but I guess has some relevance to Australia… Today’s farms are not your grandma’s backyard barn In a few generations, factory farming — the set of economic, genetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical innovations…
From ABC News (14/2/24)… Oldest-known wild platypus gives new insights into longevity of enigmatic Australian species Gemma Snowball didn’t make too much of the tag on the platypus pulled from a Melbourne creek last autumn. Melbourne Water had been backing surveys of the city’s platypus…
From The Conversation (15/1/24), answers to something I’ve often wondered about… How do I use air conditioning efficiently? Is it better to blast it briefly throughout the day, or just leave it on? Despite so many people having air conditioning at home now, many…
From Cosmos (13/1/24)… Prairie voles and the science of love and loss A new study of a small native North American rodent – that might break your heart – has shown that the neurotransmitter dopamine plays a crucial role in in keeping the love…
