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Australia Just Listed The Iconic Koala as ‘Endangered’ in Several States

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Australia officially listed koalas across a swathe of its eastern coast as “endangered” on Friday, with the marsupials fighting to survive the impact of bushfires, land-clearing, drought and disease.   Conservationists said koala populations had crashed in much of eastern Australia over the past two decades, warning that they were now sliding towards extinction. Environment … Read more

What happened at the Arecibo Observatory? New inquiry launched into iconic telescope’s collapse.

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It’s been more than a year since scientists lost one of the most iconic telescopes ever built — and yet the collapse of the famed Arecibo Observatory remains something of a mystery. Nestled into the jungle of Puerto Rico, the Arecibo Observatory‘s jewel was its vast radio dish, spanning 1,000 feet (305 meters) across and … Read more

New ‘Aliens Artbook’ celebrates the 35th anniversary of James Cameron’s iconic sci-fi sequel

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Director James Cameron had some legendary shoes to fill when he took on the daunting task of filming a sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece “Alien.” But in 1986, Cameron rose to the occasion and crafted a cinematic juggernaut in “Aliens” that stands as one of the best follow-ups in Hollywood history and launched an … Read more

Mutant Bacteria Accidentally Recreated One of Van Gogh’s Most Iconic Paintings

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The line between art and science is sometimes a swirly one. Researchers studying a social bacterium that moves and feeds in coordinated swarms have unintentionally recreated something that looks a lot like a familiar masterpiece.   When a certain gene is overexpressed in a bacterium known as Myxococcus xanthus, the individual organisms self-organize into tiny circular … Read more