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Endangered Sea Lions Help Map Ocean Floor

NFK Editors — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 06:30:20 +0000

Australian scientists have come up with a clever way to study hard-to-reach areas of the sea floor: they attached cameras to sea lions. The resulting videos have given scientists new information about the endangered sea lions, and also about the sea floor.

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Australia Offers Support for Climate-Hit Tuvalu

NFK Editors — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 06:30:06 +0000

Tuvalu is a tiny island nation in the Pacific Ocean. It's also one of the countries most threatened by climate change. Now Australia and Tuvalu have made a deal that gives the people of Tuvalu a place to go if their islands become unsafe because of rising seas.

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Record Number of Baby Seahorses Released

NFK Editors — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 06:30:47 +0000

In a world-record effort to help save a rare sea creature, Australian scientists have released hundreds of baby seahorses into the wild. The tiny seahorses are endangered, and the scientists hope the new seahorses will help their numbers grow.

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2022 Earthshot Prize Winners Announced

NFK Editors — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 06:30:17 +0000

Last Friday, Britain’s Prince William announced the winners of this year's Earthshot Prize. The prize is meant to encourage new ideas and rapid action to help protect the planet. Each prize-winner won $1.2 million for their efforts.

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Leaders of US, Australia Meet With China’s Xi Jinping

NFK Editors — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 06:30:15 +0000

US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have both met with Chinese President Xi Jinping. These were the first in-person meetings the leaders have held in a long time, and represent an effort to improve relations between the countries.

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Australia Hit Again by Severe Flooding

NFK Editors — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 06:30:21 +0000

Southeast Australia has been struggling as it faces its third year of flooding in a row. Thousands of homes have been flooded or cut off by flood waters. Because the ground is already soaked, and more rain is on the way, more flooding is expected.

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Scientists Train Nerve Cells in a Dish to Play Video Game

NFK Editors — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:30:40 +0000

Researchers in Australia have shown that human nerve cells in a dish can form a "brain" that can learn to play a simple video game. The research could help scientists understand the brain better. It could also lead to new kinds of computers.

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Cockatoos and Humans Battle Over Trash Bins

NFK Editors — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 06:30:42 +0000

Scientists report that people in Sydney, Australia are in a battle with cockatoos. The birds have learned to open the lids on trash bins, and people are figuring out new ways to keep the lids closed. But the clever birds are quickly discovering new tricks.

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News Roundup: Queen Elizabeth II, Chile Constitution, & a Code Coin

NFK Editors — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 06:30:22 +0000

In today's news roundup, England's Queen Elizabeth II passes away at age 96, voters in Chile reject a new constitution, and four challenging codes included on a new Australian coin were cracked by a 14-year-old boy in about an hour.

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Labor Wins Australian Election, Albanese Sworn In

NFK Editors — Mon, 23 May 2022 06:30:46 +0000

Labor party leader Anthony Albanese was sworn in as Australia's new leader on Monday, as the ruling Coalition government was voted out. The result marks a huge change, as Mr. Albanese becomes Australia's first Labor prime minister in nine years.

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