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Leopard Shark 'Threesome,' a Mating First for the Shark Species, Caught on Camera by Researcher: 'It Finally Happened' By Charna Flam
NEED TO KNOW University of the Sunshine Coast marine biologist Dr. Hugo Lassauce said that he and his research team saw three endangered leopard sharks mating In Journal of Ethology, he detailed how two male leopard sharks were mating with a...

Father shares traditions with daughter
WITH over 13 years of experience in traditional voyaging, Iva Nancy Vunikura was honoured to assume the title of matua, a role that entails mentorship and guidance, especially to the young crew on board the Uto Ni Yalo. The voyage from Fiji to the...

‘World’s first’ shark threesome caught on camera by excited scientists
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Not sure how David Attenborough would explain this one: a trio of sharks have been flilmed having a threesome for the first time. The...

Leopard Shark Sex Tape: Scientific First
University of the Sunshine Coast A University of the Sunshine Coast researcher has caught on camera and documented for the first time a rare – and rather risqué – shark mating sequence in the wild. In a surprise discovery, UniSC’s Dr Hugo Lassauce...

Experts capture incredible video of never-before-seen shark behavior: 'Extremely interesting'
"We need to know more about their behavior." by Juliana MarinoOctober 13, 2025 A researcher in Australia has captured a rare moment on camera below the waters of New Caledonia. ABC News reported that scientist Dr. Hugo Lassauce of the University...

Up to nine tropical cyclones forecast for Pacific this season
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Meteorologists are predicting five to nine cyclones for the southwest Pacific in the coming season. The official cyclone season for this region runs from November to April. The forecast issued by Earth Sciences New...

Up To Nine Tropical Cycones Forecast For Pacific This Season
Article – RNZ The official cyclone season for the region runs from November to April. Susana Suisuiki, Pacific Waves presenter Meteorologists are predicting five to nine cyclones for the southwest Pacific in the coming season. The official cyclone...

World Cup 2026: Who is through and how does qualifying work?
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Upto to nine tropical cycones forecast for Pacific this season
The official cyclone season for the region runs from November to April. Photo: The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service Meteorologists are predicting five to nine cyclones for the southwest Pacific in the coming season. The official cyclone...

'Missing forests': Is Scotland a barren wasteland?
Broad-leaved trees thrive almost anywhere sheep, deer and muirburn are excluded. But with honourable exceptions – big landowners choose not to do that. And the Scottish Government looks the other way. The proof is the A9 above Blair Atholl....

New Zealand at higher than normal risk for cyclones from November to April season
New Caledonia, Vanuatu and northern New Zealand are at a normal to elevated risk of tropical cyclones. Fiji is forecast to see normal activity, while the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, Tokelau, and Wallis and Futuna are expected...

Croatia vs Gibraltar Prediction and Betting Tips | October 12th 2025
Croatia and Gibraltar are back in action in Group L of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers when they lock horns at the Stadion Andelko Herjavec on Sunday. Both sides find themselves at opposite ends of the group standings, with Scott Wiseman’s men...

Burns Lake student receives a $2,000 forestry scholarship
A Burns Lake resident is one of ten $2,000 B.C. Council of Forest Industries (COFI) Scholarship recipients this year. They are Celine Stiffler who is studying Natural Resources and Forest Technology at the College of New Caledonia. “These students...

The best wild beers in New Zealand come from a shed in the back blocks of Hamilton
On one side, the country’s largest and most well-funded breweries. On the other, a guy called Darryl with some barrels. To call Karamu the middle of nowhere would be unfair to the middle of nowhere, which has achieved a level of geographic...

B.C. Council of Forest Industries announces 2025 Forestry Scholarships
VANCOUVER, B.C. — The B.C. Council of Forest Industries (COFI) has announced the recipients of its 2025 Forestry Scholarships. Since 2007, COFI has supported students pursuing professional, technical, and trades careers in the forest sector...

France: Life Without a Government
The following could have appeared in the small-ads section of one of the free newspapers distributed in the Paris Metro: “Desperately seeking a Prime Minister, contact Marianne.” Marianne is the fictive damsel who serves as a symbol of the French...

What the Rich Kids of Instagram did next: They were the wealthy brats who invented influencer culture - but 10 years on, dark truths have emerged about their glossy lifestyles
They flushed Rolexes down the toilet and smashed up supercars for fun. Private jet was their favourite mode of transport and they mocked 'peasants' who couldn't afford their lifestyle. The Rich Kids of Instagram may have been obnoxious, but...

The smartest bird in the world can make tools
The animal kingdom is full of fascinating creatures. Although birds have historically been thought to have limited intelligence due to the size of their brains, recent research is rapidly disproving this belief. Advances in bird studies have...

Seabed Mining Under the Microscope: A Techno-Economic Reality Check
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with a global expert on minerals processing and battery minerals, Lyle Trytten. We were closing out an engagement to do a...

Jane Goodall’s Lesson: Rethinking Intelligence
Chimpanzee looking directly at the camera getty When Jane Goodall arrived at Tanzania's Gombe Stream in 1960, she carried neither a doctoral degree nor conventional scientific training. What she possessed was something far more useful: the...