YOU WONT BELIEVE: 25 | Mind Blowing Facts

‘Exploratory and curious animals’: mysterious rise in orca sightings off Northumberland coast

Reasons for increase not clear but experts say it could be welcome sign marine ecosystem is becoming healthier

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2

Why Stockholm releases 10,000 salmon and sea trout beside the Royal Palace every year

Every spring, visitors gathering outside Stockholm's Royal Palace witness an unusual spectacle as thousands of young fish pour into the city's waterways through large pipes. At first glance, the event resembles a public celebration, but behind it lies a decades-long conservation programme aimed at protecting one of Sweden's most important…

The Times of India · Jul 2

119-year-old whale skeleton returns to museum after ‘significant’ conservation

The whale was caught alongside its mother off the coast of New York in 1907 and belongs to a species that is now critically endangered

The Independent UK · Jul 1

Australian town on high alert after rare saltwater crocodile attack kills dog 660km inland

Council CEO Peter Bennett says no saltwater crocodile had ever been spotted around Richmond before

The Independent UK · Jun 30

There may be three times as many species of insects than previously known, scientists warn

As many as 40 percent of the world’s insects are in decline

The Independent UK · Jun 29

‘Literally growing the future’: volunteers help save Scottish rainforest by collecting 11m seeds

Teams painstakingly combed endangered Atlantic habitat over several years, helping to grow 8m native trees

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29

Court rules identities of multiple survivors of Bondi attack cannot be published – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 28

I’ve always hated houseflies – but maybe I misjudged the little sods

Yes, they’re filthy and annoying. But they’re also far smarter and more interesting than you’d think if you just watched one throwing itself against a window pane

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28

Humpback highway all action as headland spotters complete tally

Volunteers have taken to headlands along the east coast for the annual whale migration census.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 28

Pacific ocean a 'forever chemical' hotspot for whales

Widespread, long-living and top of the food chain, dolphins and other toothed whales are thought to be ideal indicators of forever chemical exposure in oceans.

AAP · Jun 27