‘When you kill it, it doesn’t die’: the jellyfish that has cracked the secret of immortality

Turritopsis dohrnii has the ability to turn back into a baby jellyfish and grow up all over again

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Powerless against bird flu? Not entirely. Here are 8 ways to help protect Australia’s birds and mammals

As lethal bird flu spreads in Australian wildlife, it can be easy to think nothing can stop it. That’s an error – much can be done.

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‘They are such neat, busy little folk’: the unexpected superpowers of the common woodlouse

This detritivore – known by a range of colourful names – tidies up our world and can withstand toxic pollution

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The population of an endangered Australian bat suddenly dropped by up to 16%. No one knows why

Exclusive: Scientists say about 5,000 fewer southern bent-wing bats have been recorded at a key maternity site for the species

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'Almost certainly new' species of giant earthworms found in SA

A South Australian ecologist has been tracking giant earthworm sightings for 30 years, despite the species not officially existing in the state.

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Australia's solar PV recycling plans on hold after flagship pilot project suspended

Flagship pilot program to set up 100 sites around the country to collect used solar PV panels has been suspended, with no word on when it might resume.

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Death trap: what to do about the everyday items catching and killing Australian wildlife

Thousands of native animals get caught in back yard fruit nets, fences and fishing line every year. Here’s what you can do to help * Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint * Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com Thousands of native animals get snared in fruit tree netting, fencing and fishing gear every year in Australia – events that frequently result in injury or death. Wildlife entanglements are rising, with at least 3,500 cases annually in New South Wales, and more than 2,000 last year in Victoria. Continue reading...

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After almost 40 years, beloved ice-cream shop calls last licks

Toni Romeo, owner of Yumbo’s ice-cream shop, has a 65-year family link to Rathdowne Street shops.

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Nominate your invertebrate of the year

We’re asking people from around the world to nominate their favourite spineless species for our third Invertebrate of the Year competition

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Google's AI boom sends emissions, power use soaring

Its electricity, water use and greenhouse gas emissions all climbed to record levels last year.

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Excitement over momentous sighting off Aussie coast: 'This is serious'

The sighting was reported by a veteran whale watcher, who has seen Migaloo several times.

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Rehoming lab rats and mice. “They are small but the richness of their lives is equal”

Lab rats make great pets according to Dr Jodi Salinsky, Animal Welfare Officer and Head Veterinarian at the University of Auckland. She lists off their perks: “hilarious”, “easy to train”, “social”, “...

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The adoption centre helping lab rats like find their forever homes

A first-of-its kind adoption centre is aiming to find permanent homes for small animals used in scientific research.

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‘Flamin’ cockatoos’ have lost much of their habitat to bushfires. Can the species survive?

Two fires in 12 years wiped out all but a handful of the mature native pines in Victoria’s Wyperfeld national park, a key breeding ground for endangered pink cockatoos

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Helping 'big personality' marsupial recover after bushfires left them homeless

Artificial habitats are giving the Kangaroo Island dunnart a chance at recovery, after bushfires left them largely homeless.

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Protests called as data centre developer super-sizes plans for fossil gas generation in southern Highlands

New proposal by data centre developers to super-size their twice rejected gas generation plans spark outrage and a call for protests.

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Don’t reach for the bug spray: scientists find insects may feel pain after crickets nurse sore antennae

The behavioural cue of ‘flexible self-protection’ is a way to establish whether an animal feels pain, scientists say

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Don’t reach for the bug spray: crickets stroke a sore antenna, as cues suggest insects feel pain

The behavioural cue of ‘flexible self-protection’ is a way to establish whether an animal feels pain, scientists say * Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Do insects feel pain? Crickets certainly seem to, according to new research which finds they stroke and groom a sore antenna in much the same way as a dog nurses its hurt paw. Associate Prof Thomas White, an entomologist from the University of Sydney, said the experience of pain was a “longer, drawn-out, ouchy feeling”, that differed from a hardwired nerve response. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...

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VCE subjects show a clear public-private school divide

A new analysis of enrolment data by this masthead reveals not only a gap in the number of courses on offer, but the subjects themselves.

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Under a cloud: the growing resentment against the massive datacentres sprouting across Australian cities

Residents say massive, noisy AI factories with unknown environmental impacts are being rushed into development right next to their homes

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Contaminants are in your clothes but brands don't need to tell you

Despite the rising flood of fast fashion coming into Australia, there's little regulation on hazardous substances in clothes.

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Lost dog rescued from 13th-floor ledge in Dee Why

It took fire and rescue teams several hours to retrieve two-year-old Jack Russell Elbie – missing for several days – from its precarious position.

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‘Incomprehensible’: birds flee and hundreds of turtles left to die after government cuts water to NSW wetlands

Frogs and sheep in the Gwydir wetlands near Moree have also been bogged after WaterNSW stopped environmental flows, researchers say

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Possum found in Hobart Airport gift shop soft toy section

A real possum nestled among soft toys and animals in a gift shop has thrilled passengers — but caused "pandemonium" after going on a sightseeing tour of the departure lounge.

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