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Fewer Weddell seals than previously thought

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Seahorses—slow swimmers, swift hunters

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Plastics comprises 84 percent of Australia's beach debris

By Catherine GS Lim

October 19, 2021 - 06:22

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Gobies camouflage better when alone

By Catherine GS Lim

October 16, 2021 - 08:01

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Global Reef Expedition Final Report released

By Catherine GS Lim

October 09, 2021 - 12:35

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Fewer Weddell seals than previously thought

By Catherine GS Lim

October 06, 2021 - 13:54

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Seahorses—slow swimmers, swift hunters

By Catherine GS Lim

October 03, 2021 - 09:35

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Populations of tiger sharks in Atlantic and Indo-Pacific found to have evolved separately

By Catherine GS Lim

September 29, 2021 - 13:49

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