New pterosaur fossil discovered in Queensland was the closest thing we’ve had to a dragon
Australia has a new pterosaur: Thapunngaka shawi. This was “a fearsome beast, with a spear-like mouth and a wingspan around seven metres.”
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Snake venom turned into life-saving wound sealant
Venom from the lancehead snake is being used to develop a new type of wound sealant.
Cockatoos can learn to open bins from one another
A population of cockatoos in southern Sydney has been shown to be capable of culture and social learning, and they are the first recorded parrots to do so.
Most mammals take 21 seconds to pee, regardless of their size
It takes mammals above the size of rat an average 21 seconds to pee.
Scientists recover 15,000 year-old DNA from dirt.
An international team of researchers has isolated the DNA of a 15,000-year-old human, a prehistoric wolf and a bison using just a handful of dirt.