A primitive Australian fish living in a San Francisco museum is believed to be the oldest living aquarium fish in the world. Methuselah is a four-foot-long (1.2-meter) Australian lungfish, weighing around 40lb (18.1kg). The species has both lungs and gills and is believed to be the evolutionary link between fish and amphibians. The lungfish was brought to the San Francisco museum in 1938 from Australia and now lives at the California Academy of Sciences. The species is threatened and can no longer be exported from Australian waters so biologists at the academy say it’s unlikely they’ll get a replacement once Methuselah passes away
Pebbles, 22, unseats TobyKeith the chihuahua as world’s oldest dog
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The world’s oldest dog has been crowned – stealing the throne from another dog who was only recently making headlines. Pebbles, a toy fox terrier, was awarded the Guinness World Record this month. Born on 28 March 200...
How the climate crisis upturned Australian politics – podcast
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The rightwing coalition that has run Australia for most of the past decade has been ejected from power by voters sick of its inaction on the climate crisis, says Lenore Taylor ...
Ancient cypress in Chile may be the world’s oldest tree, new study suggests
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Scientists in Chile believe that a conifer with a four-metre-thick trunk known as the Great-Grandfather could be the world’s oldest living tree, beating the current record-holder by more than 600 years. A new study ca...
Australian hospitals postpone screening tests as world grapples with shortage of imaging dyes
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Public hospitals in Australia are postponing non-urgent screening tests and are recommending doctors consider alternative imaging options as the health system grapples with a global shortage of medical imaging dyes, w...
Energy bills likely to rise by £800 in October, says Ofgem chief
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Ofgem is on course to raise the cap on household energy bills to about £2,800 in October, the regulator’s chief executive, Jonathan Brearley, has told MPs. The increase in the cap would push up the average annual bill...
World leaders respond to Anthony Albanese’s Australian election victory
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World leaders have congratulated Anthony Albanese on his election victory in Australia, while former heads of government in the Pacific have urged him to “make a radical shift towards strong and urgent climate action”...