A species of lungfish found in South America has claimed the title of the animal with the biggest genome sequenced so far.
The DNA of Lepidosiren paradoxa comprises a staggering 91 billion chemical letters or “bases,” 30 times as many as the human genome, researchers reported in 2024.
However, those 91 billion bases of DNA only contain about the same number of genes that humans have—roughly 20,000—with the rest consisting of noncoding, perhaps even “junk” DNA.
By comparing this genome with those of other lungfishes, the researchers determined that L. paradoxa adds the equivalent of a human genome to its DNA every 10 million years.
Learn more on #WorldAnimalDay: https://t.co/QekhKNSOzY
Retire the clunkers - but make the transition fair
Targeted EV replacement scheme can cut transport costs, improve road safety and accelerate fleet renewal
Retire, Recycle, Replace, Recharge
Ray Wills, Peter Newman & Howard Buckley
https://t.co/p1UbxTj88a @TheDriven_io
Environmental Doomsday Clock 2026
Asahi Glass Foundation survey records renewed deterioration in expert environmental risk perception
The Doomsday Clock does not say the world lacks environmental knowledge or technical options, but an unwillingness to prosecute the solutions
Mt Lawley Golf Club member Tim McAuliffe named Volunteer of Year in Golf Australia’s 2026 Natal Awards of Excellence helping lead MLGC volunteers since 2019 to bring >20,000 native plants to revegetate course, enable MLGC to be relocation site of 37 quenda
https://t.co/di6ThEq7Jm
Sigh
It's not a passing unseasonal dry spell
It's a long-term drying climate
Data is clear
Incontrovertible
Farmers not taking action on climate change asleep at the wheel
Farmers supporting absence of political action backing long term end to what they do
https://t.co/CLC6di282z
Delighted to be selected as Energy Professional of the Year in @AIEoen 10th WA Energy Awards in Perth last night
Especially in 2026 - this year will be the fastest energy transition in human history
Next year will be faster
https://t.co/JJIgmCtrVm
Electric car owners of Australia - a poll for you
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I drive #EVs and most (> 2/3) of my EV recharge from:
(I will post separate polls for other regions)
"Microphones left running at 12 ecovoltaic solar farms in the Midwest heard nearly twice as many grassland bird species as the corn and soybean fields beside them, and more than 230 nests sat on the racking." https://t.co/3shA5rBjtY
"The world is changing fast, but it's not all bad, and clean energy legend Professor Ray Wills reminds us why. One thing is for certain, the axis of influence is tilting towards the Asia Pacific"
Two old (but wise) blokes have a chat about hope and @Everyth1ngElec
Gardasil (HPV vaccine) is so effective that it is literally on the way to eliminating..yes ELIMINATING - cervical cancer in countries from Australia 🇦🇺 to Sweden 🇸🇪 to my home country of Scotland 🏴
RFK Jr would rather your daughter got cancer than take a vaccine
Sick!