Wallabies and pademelons (a small marsupial easily confused with a wallaby) can also be found across much of the island. Throughout our stay, our eyes are like saucers, constantly scanning the ...

This marsupial, which feeds on beetles ... Numbats have a 10 to 11cm slender long sticky tongue that allows them to eat ants and other termites. Its long nose also assists it in finding food in logs ...

Ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past 40 years, scientists have revealed. Back in the late 1980s, ocean temperatures were rising at a rate of about 0.06°C per decade, according ...

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A general practitioner or an ear, nose, and throat doctor (ENT) can tell you for certain and provide a treatment plan. »MORE:Get an online treatment plan for your cold, flu, or sinus infection in ...

Some researchers have found evidence of a relationship between a cold nose and lowered immunity to viral infection. Still, cold exposure isn't necessarily a symptom or risk factor for illness, and a ...

Marsupial moles confirmed as true marsupials in new genetic study Genetic link found between marsupial moles, bilbies, and bandicoots Study explains unique adaptations for underground survival ...

A pimple-like bump or sore inside the nose can sometimes be due to nasal vestibulitis or nasal folliculitis. It is a bacterial infection that can develop when hair follicles become infected ...