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A full moon rises behind a ferris wheel at the Stokes Hill Wharf in the Northern Territory capital city of Darwin. This full moon is also known as the Super Blue Moon, which is a phenomenon where the second full moon appears in the same month and is closest to the earth (perigee). IMAGES
The road leading to the site of a wedding party bus crash is closed in Australia's Hunter wine region north of Sydney. The accident killed 10 people, police said, announcing the arrest of the 58-year-old driver. IMAGES
Adelaide, Sep 20 (EFE).- The koala population across Australia has declined by 30 percent since 2018 due to factors such as climate change, land clearing, mining, agriculture and devastating bushfires, according to a report by the Australian Koalas Foundation (AKF) published on Monday.The report says that the population of these marsupials decreased from between 45,745 - 82,170 in 2018 to between 32,065 - 57,920 currently.The state of New South Wales, located along Australia's east coast and the country's most populous, reported a decline of 41 percent in the population of koalas, which are now extinct in 47 electorates, the document added. (Camera: ARCHIVE).B-ROLL OF THE KOALAS AT THE CLELAND WILDLIFE PARK SOUTH OF ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA.
New research published in PLOS One shows the koala bear population is in decline--and it's because of humans. According to CNN, a number of human-driven stressors are depressing koalas' immune systems, making them more susceptible to disease. Human encroachment, or farming land previously occupied by koalas, is a major factor. So is climate change, which is robbing the landscape of water and trees. CNN reports climate change is also contributing to the intensity of widespread bushfires in Australia, as seen in the record-breaking blazes of 2019 and 2020. World Wide Fund for Nature - Australia is trying to double koala numbers-- in part by planting seeds to grow more trees that grow koala food.
A young Australian woman prone to headaches had one that lasted over a week, and was accompanied by blurred vision. An MRI and subsequent brain surgery revealed the alarming and nauseating reason for her aching head. According to CNN, the pain was caused by neurocysticercosis: tapeworm larvae that had taken up space in her brain. The CDC says people contract the parasitic infection by swallowing eggs found in the feces of a person who has an intestinal tapeworm. The parasite makes its way to humans when people consume undercooked pork.
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