We discovered two new Australian native mammal; the first such discovery this century Source: theconversation.com https://theconversation.com/we-discovered-two-new-australian-native-mammals-the-first-of-their-kind-this-century-223740

Genetics has solved the problem of why some pandas are merely brown instead of black Source: nature.com https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00614-7?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=266f294882-briefing-dy-20240305&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b27a691814-266f294882-51719672

The oldest known sex chromosome evolved in octopi 380 million years ago Source: nature.com https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00637-0?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=266f294882-briefing-dy-20240305&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b27a691814-266f294882-51719672

Poison Dart Frogs tap the ground with their toes when prey are nearby Source: smithsonianmag.com https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-do-poison-dart-frogs-tap-dance-with-their-toes-research-sheds-light-on-feeding-time-footwork-180983822/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=49526011&spUserID=ODcyNjc0Njc3OTc4S0&spJobID=2660576943&spReportId=MjY2MDU3Njk0MwS2

There's been a rare sighting of a Grey Whale off the New England coast Source: bbc.com https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68486061

Ancient skin shows the adaptations from a marine environment to living on dry land, 285 million years ago Source: nature.com...

A very rare Yellow-Billed Loon visits the Las Vegas Strip and hangs out in the Bellagio Fountains Source: smithsonianmag.com https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/very-rare-yellow-billed-loon-visits-the-las-vegas-strip-hangs-out-in-the-bellagio-fountains-180983904/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=49530171&spUserID=ODcyNjc0Njc3OTc4S0&spJobID=2660689549&spReportId=MjY2MDY4OTU0OQS2

An elephant burial ritual has been documented in India Source: livescience.com https://www.livescience.com/animals/elephants/asian-elephants-bury-their-young-upside-down-in-irrigation-pits-moving-photos-reveal

A technicolour 'living magic carpet' deep-sea worm has been discovered near a methane seep off the coast of Costa Rica...

Every 2.4 million years, Mars influences the orbit of Earth around the Sun Source: livescience.com https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/every-24-million-years-mars-tugs-on-earth-so-hard-it-changes-the-ocean-floor

Mercury was hit recently by a gigantic eruption from the Sun, triggering X-ray auroras Source: livescience.com https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/mercury-slammed-by-gargantuan-eruption-from-the-suns-hidden-far-side-possibly-triggering-x-ray-auroras