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On 9 January, large parts of Europe were brought to a standstill as Storm Goretti, a powerful winter cyclone with 110 mph winds, swept into the region from the south. Soon after, a beachcomber found a young loggerhead turtle washed up on the Island of Jersey near the coast of France after being blow...

The whiskers on an elephant’s trunk are key to its “amazing” sense of touch, reveals new research. The 1,000 hairs that cover the trunk have unusual properties that highlight where contact happens along each whisker allowing the largest land animal to grab something as small as a peanut, say scienti...

A 40-tonne sculpture dropped into waters off Tokunoshima, Japan, waits to be reclaimed by fish and coral The post This underwater sculpture will soon be a sanctuary for marine life appeared first on Positive News.