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Great leap forward: cloningthe Gastric Brooding Frog

Cloning an extinct species has long been a staple of science fiction, but is it about to become a reality? Story by Jack Corbett When Jay Savage first discovered the golden toad in 1966, the species became a poster specimen for the biodiversity of Costa Rica. While it lived in a small area, roughly 10 […]

Video: Teenagers and alcohol

Cigarettes and alcohol. Photo illustration: PsychopathicSponge/DeviantArt BY TINA ZUNIC AND ATHENA BAMBALIAROS The lead up to being ‘legal’ is keenly anticipated by a large number of young people in Australia’s society. Our mission was to find the ‘newly legal blood’ in our area and find out just how much they use – and abuse – […]

The #EarthShow playlist

Thanks to Tim Samuel for today’s Earth-themed tunes.