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Frog with tapir-like nose found in Amazon rainforest

The people of Peru’s ​​Comunidad Nativa Tres Esquinas have long known about a tiny, burrowing frog with a long snout; one local name for it is rana danta, “tapir frog” for its resemblance to the large-nosed Amazonian mammal. But until now, this frog has remained elusive to biologists. Thanks to the help of local guides, an international team of researchers was able to find the frog and give it an official scientific name and description.

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Swimmer dies in first fatal shark attack at Sydney beach since 1963

A swimmer has died from “catastrophic injuries” after being attacked by a shark at a Sydney beach.

Emergency services were called to reports of a swimmer injured at Buchan Point, off Little Bay beach, at 4.30pm on Wednesday.

New South Wales (NSW) police confirmed they had “located human remains in the water” after a search of the area.

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Ancient kauri trees capture last collapse of Earth’s magnetic field

Several years ago, workers breaking ground for a power plant in New Zealand unearthed a record of a lost time: a 60-ton trunk from a kauri tree, the largest tree species in New Zealand. The tree, which grew 42,000 years ago, was preserved in a bog and its rings spanned 1700 years, capturing a tumultuous time when the world was turned upside down—at least magnetically speaking

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