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  • Sep 7, 2023 | csiro.au | Raffaella Ciccarelli

    By Raffaella Ciccarelli 8 September 2023 3 min read Key points A runner has snapped a series of photos of a rare and elusive handfish in Tasmania. The species is believed to be a critically-endangered spotted handfish. It was found in a location where the spotted handfish was thought to be locally-extinct. Finding a handfish in the wild is like finding a needle in a haystack.

  • Aug 18, 2023 | 9news.com.au | Raffaella Ciccarelli

    A man has been arrested over his alleged involvement in an aggravated burglary, which saw three armed men force their way into a home in Sydney's west last month. Police received reports shots were fired at a Lidcombe home just before 10pm on July 19, 2023. Police allege the men assaulted and threatened a 31-year-old man before fleeing a short time later. The injured man was treated at the scene by paramedics. A 30-year-old woman who was inside the property was not injured.

  • Aug 16, 2023 | 9news.com.au | Raffaella Ciccarelli

    In the wake of a viral video, a crocodile expert said the actions of a select few Queensland locals are putting a well-known and beloved saltie at risk. It comes after footage, circulated this week, showed a man fishing metres from "Clyde" who is known to frequent the bank on the Russell River, south of Cairns.

  • Aug 16, 2023 | 9news.com.au | Raffaella Ciccarelli

    Two large snakes have been filmed wrestling on an Australian beach as experts sound the alarm about the early arrival of snake season - and an increasing number of bites. In the video, shared by Snake Catcher Dan, two writhing reptiles were filmed "having a scrap" on a beach in Mudjimba, in the Sunshine Coast this week, while barefoot beachgoers walked by. Daniel Busstra told 9news.com.au the sight is unusual because it comes weeks before snake season traditionally begins, in September.

  • Aug 5, 2023 | 9news.com.au | Raffaella Ciccarelli

    If humans don't manage to find a solution to four key questions involving artificial intelligencenow "deeper challenges" could be faced down the road, British physicist Professor Brian Cox believes. The warning echoes that of dozens of AI industry leaders, academics and celebrities who recently called for mitigation measures to be enacted to reduce the risk of global annihilation due to AI systems.

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In Sydney's bustling CBD, hundreds of shark eggs are being laid. I got to go behind the scenes of this bold conservation initiative via @9NewsAUS, @Ninecomau https://t.co/dwzVBI86hm