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Finn Oakley has spent over five years as a nature and science writer at Discvr.Blog, drawing on his experience at National Geographic Channel. Based in Melbourne, he’s passionate about uncovering the world’s mysteries, dreams of returning to Peru, and enjoys Aussie Bites in his downtime.

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Japan went on alert after a powerful offshore earthquake sent tsunami waves toward its northeast coast

For a few tense hours on Monday, the danger in northern Japan wasn’t only under the ground. It was moving…
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Apr 20, 2026
Animals

The wild he trusted most was the thing that killed him

Gary Freeman spent decades guiding people through one of South Africa’s most unforgiving landscapes. He understood the bush as both…
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Apr 19, 2026
Animals

Disney’s robot dolphin hints at a future without live-animal marine shows

A dolphin-shaped machine breaking through the water looks like the kind of thing social media was built for. It’s strange,…
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Apr 18, 2026
Animals

Big Bear’s bald eagle chicks need names, and fans are being invited to help

The two bald eagle chicks that hatched in Jackie and Shadow’s Big Bear nest earlier this month are now entering…
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Apr 16, 2026
Animals

Snow raised the stakes for Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets in Big Bear

The snow changed the story. In Big Bear, Jackie’s eaglets had already entered the most fragile stretch of their lives,…
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Apr 14, 2026
Science

Ancient monastery in Egypt reveals how early Christian monks lived

In Egypt’s western desert, archaeologists have uncovered a monastery that appears to date to Christianity’s earliest centuries. The site sits…
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Apr 10, 2026
Science

Why a cluster of scientist deaths is raising questions without proving a connection

A death inside the scientific community rarely becomes a national story on its own. But when another researcher disappears, another…
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Apr 10, 2026
Animals

Why Jackie and Shadow’s eagle chicks are bonking each other

Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets are only a few days into life, and already the nest has entered a new phase.…
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Apr 9, 2026
Space

Artemis II gave a Moon milestone a deeply personal name

Space history was being made when the Artemis II crew rounded the Moon. On April 6, NASA’s four-person mission reached…
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Apr 7, 2026

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