Pass notesEndangered speciesHundreds of new(ish) species have been discovered in the eastern Himalayas in recent years, including the ‘walking’ fish and a tissue-wielding, snub-nosed primate
Name: The sneezing monkey.
Age: Depends what you mean.
Please don’t be difficult. OK. Biologically about 7m years; scientifically five years; in environmental PR terms, a few hours.
I have no idea what you are on about. The Myanmar snub-nosed monkey (AKA Rhinopithecus strykeri or “Snubby”) is a species of monkey first identified five years ago. Read More...
Ireland This article is more than 5 years oldAnger over spelling of Irish names on transport passesThis article is more than 5 years oldIrish transport authority blames ‘technical limitation’ for lack of fadas on Leap cards
The fada – a slanting line over a vowel – is a way of indicating a particular pronunciation or meaning in Irish. Seán is the Irish version of John whereas sean means old.
On Monday the fada had a new meaning: affronted. Read More...
Discovered in the deepMarine lifeA submersible off the coast of Western Australia chanced upon a 45-metre-long deep-sea siphonophore arranged in a feeding spiral, trailing its deadly tentacles
In 2020, about 600 metres (2,000ft) down in an underwater canyon off the coast of Western Australia, scientists encountered a long gelatinous creature suspended in a giant spiral. “It was like a rope on the horizon. You couldn’t miss it,” says Nerida Wilson from the Western Australian Museum. Read More...