#Don’t count your fish before they hatch: experts react to plans to release 2 million fish into the Murray Darling

“#Don’t count your fish before they hatch: experts react to plans to release 2 million fish into the Murray Darling” A Murray hardyhead after environment agencies transplanted a population of the endangered native fish. Credit: North Central Catchment Management Authority The New South Wales government plans to release two million native fish into rivers of…

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#Rethinking our built and open spaces after a pandemic

“#Rethinking our built and open spaces after a pandemic” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Keep six feet away from others. Avoid crowds. Stay home. In this time of a pandemic, social distancing guidelines promote separation to avoid catching and slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. As local and state governments begin to reopen…

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#48,000-year-old arrowheads reveal early human innovation in the Sri Lankan rainforest

“#48,000-year-old arrowheads reveal early human innovation in the Sri Lankan rainforest” Credit: M. C. Langley/Shutterstock/The Conversation Archaeological excavations deep within the rainforests of Sri Lanka have unearthed the earliest evidence for hunting with bows and arrows outside Africa. At Fa-Hien Lena, a cave in the heart of Sri Lanka’s wet zone forests, we discovered numerous…

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