A juvenile bar-tailed godwit ‘accidentally’ broke the record for the longest-known continuous flight, going from Alaska to Tasmania
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Scientists discover a river under Antarctica’s ice

The river is longer than the Thames, the longest river in England


Blue whales consume a lot of microplastic

Study claims they ingest around 10 million pieces, or 44 kilograms, per day


Gillbert is hungry to stop water pollution

This 3D-printed bot was designed by a student for a contest, and is shaped like a fish (‘Gill’-bert, get it?)


Why do animals use bright colours in different ways?

A new study out of the University of Arizona is trying to answer an age-old question


This carpenter ant says ‘Happy Halloween’

The extreme close-up recently won a runners-up prize in the Nikon Small World microphotography competition