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So far, they have secured a total of AUD $25 million (\u20ac16m) in seed funding - the latest round of which was led by the Microsoft founder\u2019s Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV).<\/p>\n<h2>How does seaweed feed reduce cow burps?<\/h2><p>Seaweed has been shown to naturally suppress methane production in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//tag//cow/">cows and other livestock.<\/p>\n<p>As cows digest their food, carbon dioxide and hydrogen are released. A natural enzyme then combines the two gases, creating <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//04//22//cow-burps-are-being-used-to-offset-our-carbon-emissions/">methane in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Food supplemented with <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//10//31//seaweed-eating-sheep-could-hold-the-key-to-reducing-methane-emissions/">seaweed suppresses this enzyme and methane emissions are reduced as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Rumin8 is not the first company to capitalise on this. <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//09//24//seaweed-to-cow-feed-why-is-sweden-building-the-world-s-largest-algae-factory/">Swedish startup Volta Greentech and Irish <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2021//11//18//uk-ireland-environment-seaweed/">SeaSolutions have also developed natural seaweed-based feed supplements for pasture-based livestock.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7320446,7275206\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//12//29//green-hydrogen-fuel-of-the-future-has-big-potential-but-a-worrying-blind-spot-scientists-w/">Green hydrogen: Fuel of the future has \u2018big potential\u2019 but a worrying blind spot, scientists warn<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//01//20//scientists-name-three-easy-and-cheap-solutions-that-could-drastically-cut-emissions/">Scientists name three easy and cheap solutions that could drastically cut emissions<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>When fed to cows at a daily dose of just 100 grams, Volta Greentech found that red seaweed reduced their enteric methane (gas fermented in the intestines of cows, sheep and goats) emissions by up to 80 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Perth-based Rumin8 says its methane-busting <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//08//31//irish-farmers-could-be-forced-to-kill-livestock-to-meet-climate-targets-say-industry-exper/">livestock feed additives offer a low cost and scalable solution to the methane problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur laboratory results continue to yield excellent results, our animal trials are reflecting the laboratory results, and the financial modelling we are undertaking is indicating we will be able to supply our products at a commercial price point,\u201d says the startup\u2019s managing director David Messina.<\/p>\n<h2>Why are methane emissions dangerous?<\/h2><p>Accounting for about 20 per cent of global emissions, methane is the second most abundant greenhouse gas after <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//tag//co2-emissions/">CO2./n

Methane emissions are a key driver of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//tag//global-warming-and-climate-change/">global warming<\/strong><\/a>. Though CO2 tends to steal the spotlight, methane is more than 25 times as potent as carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Human-driven methane emissions are responsible for nearly 45 per cent of current net warming, the IPCC\u2019s (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) 2022 assessment shows. And the problem is growing: in 2021, the volume of methane in the atmosphere saw its largest annual increase ever recorded.<\/p>\n<h2>How much did Bill Gates invest in the seaweed feed startup?<\/h2><p>Billionaire <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//03//23//can-a-huge-balloon-dropping-chalk-from-the-sky-help-slow-climate-change/">Bill Gates<\/strong><\/a> helped raise AUD $12 million (\u20ac8m) in seed funding for Rumin8 through Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV). The investment firm is also backed by Amazon\u2019s Jeff Bezos and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma.<\/p>\n<p>Rumin8 says the funding will help speed up the road to commercialisation. It will partially be used to carry out commercial trials in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//tag//australia/">Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and the USA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been very pleased with the reception we have received from climate impact funds around the world,\u201d says Messina. \u201cThere is a genuine desire to fund solutions to enteric methane emissions from livestock and fortunately for Rumin8, they can see the benefits of our <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//tag//technology/">technology./u201d/n

Together with an initial round of funding, Rumin8 has now raised AUD $25 million (\u20ac16m) in total.<\/p>\n<h2>How are methane emissions being tackled on a wider scale?<\/h2><p>At <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//tag//cop27/">COP27 in November, 150 nations committed to reducing methane emissions by 30 per cent by the end of this decade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMethane is the cheapest and fastest way to slow down global warming in the years ahead,\u201d said European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans at the climate summit.<\/p>\n<p>By taking simple proven actions in the agriculture, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//tag//energy/">energy and waste sectors, he predicted we will avoid 0.2C global warming between 2014 and 2070, with every decimal set to be crucial.<\/p>\n<p>To help countries meet this goal, the EU is investing millions of euros to support methane reduction and introducing regulations on methane in the energy and agricultural sectors.<\/p>\n<p>The EU\u2019s new Common Agricultural Policy coming into force this year includes funding for improved livestock and manure management - a key sector when it comes to methane.<\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//11//11//un-to-hunt-sources-of-climate-warming-methane-from-space-using-satellites/">Satellites that detect methane leaks were also recently developed by the UN to help nations cut their emissions.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//10//20//cow-burps-to-be-taxed-under-world-first-proposals-by-new-zealand/">New Zealand<\/strong><\/a> proposed imposing a tax on agricultural emissions produced by farm animals as part of the country\u2019s plan to become carbon neutral by 2050.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1674576973,"publishedAt":1674578097,"updatedAt":1674578230,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2023\/01\/24\/bill-gates-is-taking-on-cow-burps-by-backing-an-australian-climate-tech-start-up","programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/33\/45\/54\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_16c9aacb-bb09-5f90-a1b5-c3bf873a4878-7334554.jpg","altText":"Bill Gates is funding an Australian climate tech startup that hopes to reduce methane emissions from cows.","caption":"Bill Gates is funding an Australian climate tech startup that hopes to reduce methane emissions from cows.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Markus Schreiber, File | Canva","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1344,"height":756}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"symons","title":"Angela 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How is this record-breaking toad a threat to Australia\u2019s ecosystem?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Giant \u2018toadzilla\u2019 highlights Australia\u2019s battle with invasive species","titleListing2":"'Toadzilla\u2019: How is this record-breaking toad a threat to Australia\u2019s ecosystem?","leadin":"A record-breaking 2.7 kg cane toad found in an Australian national park has now been euthanised.","summary":"A record-breaking 2.7 kg cane toad found in an Australian national park has now been euthanised.","keySentence":null,"url":"toadzilla-how-is-this-record-breaking-toad-a-threat-to-australias-ecosystem","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"A record-breaking giant toad has been discovered in Conway National Park in Queensland, Australia . \n\nPark ranger Kylee Gray was \u201cshocked\u201d to spot the huge cane toad during a patrol deep in the rainforest earlier this month. \n\nKylee and her colleagues caught the vast animal and brought it back to their office, where it weighed in at 2.7 kg, earning it the nickname Toadzilla. \n\nGuinness World Records lists the largest toad at 2.65 kg, a 1991 record set by a Swedish pet. \n\nToadzilla has now been euthanised and its body donated to the Queensland Museum for research. \n\nWhy was Toadzilla euthanised? \n\nCane toads, also known as giant toads, are native to South and Central America. They were introduced to Australia from Hawaii in 1935 to control cane beetles and other pests, but their population exploded. \n\nThey are now considered an invasive \u2018feral\u2019 species, and have devastating impacts on Australia\u2019s ecosystem . Toadzilla was therefore euthanised - the usual fate for the toads across Australia - due to its \u2018ecological impact\u2019. \n\nWith no natural predators, cane toads have become a threat to native Australian species, explains senior park ranger Barry Nolan. \n\n\u201cA female cane toad like potentially Toadzilla would lay up to 35,000 eggs [twice a year]. So their capacity to reproduce is quite staggering,\u201d he continues. \u201cAnd all parts of the cane toad\u2019s breeding cycle are poisonous to Australian native species , so prevention is a big part of how we need to manage them.\u201d \n\nHow many cane toads are there in Australia? \n\nCane toads now number over 200 million in Australia and have colonised much of the north of the country, where they\u2019ve caused the decline of native species. They have also appeared in the Kimberley region of Western Australia - one of the country\u2019s last biodiversity strongholds. They typically devastate local native predators by 90 per cent within a few months of arrival, according to WWF Australia. \n\nCane toads are toxic and have been known to poison animals that prey on them. They spread diseases, deplete native fauna and reduce prey populations for native insect-eating species. \n\nWhile cane toads will eat anything they can swallow, they mostly live on a diet of insects . It was initially hoped cane toads would replace the need for pesticides. However, they have failed to control cane beetles, which feed on sugarcane crops. \n\nThe toxic toads can live between five to 15 years in the wild. As they evolve to be larger, they are capable of travelling and spreading further.","htmlText":"<p>A record-breaking giant toad has been discovered in Conway National Park in Queensland, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//tag//australia/">Australia./n

Park ranger Kylee Gray was \u201cshocked\u201d to spot the huge cane toad during a patrol deep in the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//tag//rain-forest/">rainforest earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Kylee and her colleagues caught the vast animal and brought it back to their office, where it weighed in at 2.7 kg, earning it the nickname Toadzilla.<\/p>\n<p>Guinness World Records lists the largest toad at 2.65 kg, a 1991 record set by a Swedish pet.<\/p>\n<p>Toadzilla has now been euthanised and its body donated to the Queensland Museum for research.<\/p>\n<h2>Why was Toadzilla euthanised?<\/h2><p>Cane toads, also known as giant toads, are native to South and Central America. They were introduced to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//10//27//australias-corporate-watchdog-has-issued-its-first-ever-fine-for-greenwashing/">Australia from Hawaii in 1935 to control cane beetles and other pests, but their population exploded.<\/p>\n<p>They are now considered an <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//video//2022//06//01//invasive-species-are-they-really-threatening-the-mediterranean-sea-and-local-fisheries/">invasive \u2018feral\u2019 species, and have devastating impacts on Australia\u2019s <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//07//19//animals-at-risk-of-extinction-in-australia-after-ecological-bomb-destroys-habitats/">ecosystem. Toadzilla was therefore euthanised - the usual fate for the toads across Australia - due to its \u2018ecological impact\u2019.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"6998292,7234476\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//09//06//natures-best-friend-scientists-train-dogs-to-sniff-out-dangerous-invasive-species/">Nature/u2019s best friend: Scientists train dogs to sniff out dangerous invasive species<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//12//07//scientists-are-asking-schoolchildren-to-help-track-marine-life-fleeing-from-warming-oceans/">Scientists are asking schoolchildren to help track marine life fleeing from warming oceans<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>With no natural predators, cane <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//12//06//taiwan-is-struggling-to-contain-a-mass-toad-invasion/">toads have become a threat to native Australian species, explains senior park ranger Barry Nolan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA female cane toad like potentially Toadzilla would lay up to 35,000 eggs [twice a year]. So their capacity to reproduce is quite staggering,\u201d he continues. \u201cAnd all parts of the cane toad\u2019s breeding cycle are poisonous to Australian <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//03//24//supersized-goldfish-are-threatening-native-species-in-canada/">native species<\/strong><\/a>, so prevention is a big part of how we need to manage them.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//33//10//32//808x454_cmsv2_07cdca12-0803-54b2-a702-2db074aea402-7331032.jpg/" alt=\"Canva | Cover Media via Reuters\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/33\/10\/32\/384x216_cmsv2_07cdca12-0803-54b2-a702-2db074aea402-7331032.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/33\/10\/32\/640x360_cmsv2_07cdca12-0803-54b2-a702-2db074aea402-7331032.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/33\/10\/32\/750x422_cmsv2_07cdca12-0803-54b2-a702-2db074aea402-7331032.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/33\/10\/32\/828x466_cmsv2_07cdca12-0803-54b2-a702-2db074aea402-7331032.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/33\/10\/32\/1080x608_cmsv2_07cdca12-0803-54b2-a702-2db074aea402-7331032.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/33\/10\/32\/1200x675_cmsv2_07cdca12-0803-54b2-a702-2db074aea402-7331032.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/33\/10\/32\/1920x1080_cmsv2_07cdca12-0803-54b2-a702-2db074aea402-7331032.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The giant cane toad was found in Conway National Park.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Canva | Cover Media via Reuters<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>How many cane toads are there in Australia?<\/h2><p>Cane toads now number over 200 million in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//08//04//australias-great-barrier-reef-shows-best-signs-of-coral-recovery-in-36-years/">Australia and have colonised much of the north of the country, where they\u2019ve caused the decline of native species. They have also appeared in the Kimberley region of Western Australia - one of the country\u2019s last <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//12//31//water-fossil-fuels-and-decarbonising-travel-what-will-be-the-key-climate-issues-in-2023/">biodiversity strongholds. They typically devastate local native predators by 90 per cent within a few months of arrival, according to WWF Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Cane toads are toxic and have been known to poison animals that prey on them. They spread diseases, deplete native fauna and reduce prey populations for native insect-eating species.<\/p>\n<p>While cane <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//03//23//conservationists-plead-with-public-to-stop-milking-toads/">toads will eat anything they can swallow, they mostly live on a diet of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//05//14//insect-decline-could-massively-increase-food-bills-warn-scientists/">insects. It was initially hoped cane toads would replace the need for pesticides. However, they have failed to control cane beetles, which feed on sugarcane crops.<\/p>\n<p>The toxic toads can live between five to 15 years in the wild. As they evolve to be larger, they are capable of travelling and spreading further.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1674495331,"publishedAt":1674576736,"updatedAt":1675078453,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2023\/01\/24\/toadzilla-how-is-this-record-breaking-toad-a-threat-to-australias-ecosystem","programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/33\/10\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e9e7f3b8-a1f0-5e97-8a6a-e7aba6a08834-7331032.jpg","altText":"The cane toad it weighed in at a record-breaking 2.7 kg, earning it the nickname Toadzilla.","caption":"The cane toad it weighed in at a record-breaking 2.7 kg, earning it the nickname Toadzilla.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Cover Media via 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He chose Carmel Sepuloni as his deputy, marking the first time a person with Pacific Island heritage has risen taken the post.","summary":"Hipkins was confirmed Sunday as New Zealand's next prime minister. He chose Carmel Sepuloni as his deputy, marking the first time a person with Pacific Island heritage has risen taken the post.","keySentence":null,"url":"chris-hipkins-formally-confirmed-as-new-zealands-next-premier","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Education Minister Chris Hipkins was formally confirmed Sunday as New Zealand's next prime minister following outgoing premier, Jacinda Ardern's, surprise resignation announcement last Thursday. \n\nAfter five and a half years in office, Ardern's plan to step down has shocked many. World leaders and political rivals have since praised her for her leadership during the country's most difficult moments including the Christchurch massacre in March 2019 and the COVID-19 pandemic. \n\n44-year-old Hipkins has named Carmel Sapuloni as his deputy. She is the first person of Pacific Island heritage to has taken the position. \n\nHipkins has the unanimous support of Labour Party lawmakers after he was the only candidate to enter the contest to replace Ardern. \n\nHipkins will be officially sworn into his new role on Wednesday. He will have less than nine months in office before contesting a tough general election in October, with opinion polls indicating his party is trailing its conservative opposition. \n\nThe lack of other candidates for the leadership race indicated that party lawmakers had rallied behind Hipkins to avoid a drawn-out contest and any sign of disunity following Ardern\u2019s departure. \n\n\u201cWe will deliver a very solid government that is focused on the bread-and-butter issues that matter to New Zealanders, that are relevant to the times that we are in now,\" Hipkins said. \"2017 was five-and-a-half years ago, and quite a lot has happened since then.\u201d \n\nOpposition leader Christopher Luxon told reporters he\u2019d congratulated Hipkins by text. But Luxon said Hipkins and Sepuloni had been part of a government that had \u201cfailed spectacularly\u201d to get things done and after the leadership change, it would be more of the same.","htmlText":"<p>Education Minister Chris Hipkins was formally confirmed Sunday as New Zealand&#039;s next prime minister following outgoing premier, Jacinda Ardern&#039;s, surprise resignation announcement last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>After five and a half years in office, Ardern&#039;s plan to step down has shocked many. World leaders and political rivals have since praised her for her leadership during the country&#039;s most difficult moments including the Christchurch massacre in March 2019 and the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>44-year-old Hipkins has named Carmel Sapuloni as his deputy. 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He will have less than nine months in office before contesting a tough general election in October, with opinion polls indicating his party is trailing its conservative opposition.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of other candidates for the leadership race indicated that party lawmakers had rallied behind Hipkins to avoid a drawn-out contest and any sign of disunity following Ardern\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will deliver a very solid government that is focused on the bread-and-butter issues that matter to New Zealanders, that are relevant to the times that we are in now,\" Hipkins said. \"2017 was five-and-a-half years ago, and quite a lot has happened since then.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Opposition leader Christopher Luxon told reporters he\u2019d congratulated Hipkins by text. 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who is he?\u00a0 \n\nHipkins -- known as 'Chippy' -- became a household name during the COVID pandemic. He took a largely crisis management role, sealing the country's borders, and built a reputationfor competence in\u00a0tackling the virus.\u00a0 \n\nStill, this was not without the odd gaffe. At a press conference in August 2021, Hipkins made an X-rated\u00a0faux pas when he told people during a lockdown they could still go outside and \"spread their legs\" -- something which drew plenty of mirth online. \n\nHe admitted last year that people were fed up with tough pandemic restrictions, describing border closures as \"difficult\". \n\nDespite his role during the pandemic, Hipkins and other liberals stood in the shadow of Ardern, a global icon of the left who exemplified a new style of leadership. \n\n'Tough and competent' \n\nHipkins has served as Police Minister since June 2022, besides holding the education portfolio. \n\nHe is more of a centrist than Arden and is known as a political trouble-shooter, taking on a variety of roles to\u00a0iron out problems created by other lawmakers.\u00a0 \n\nHis role overseeing policing is significant, as crime has become a key criticism of Arden's government.\u00a0 \n\nPolitical columnist Josie Pagani called Hipkins \"sensitive, sympathetic, tough and competent\". \n\nThe 44-year describes himself as an 'outdoor enthusiast' who enjoys mountain biking, hiking and swimming. He studied politics and criminology at the University of Victoria and later worked in the industrial training sector. \n\nAlthough known as a kind and easy-going conversationalist, Hipkins was embroiled in high-profile feuds with Australia's former Conservative government. \n\nIn 2021, he accused Australia of \"exporting its rubbish\" to New Zealand -- a reference to Canberra's controversial policy of deporting criminals to their country of birth. \n\nA few years earlier, Hipkins was admonished by Ardern for his role in a dual citizenship scandal in the Australian Parliament. \n\nThen-deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce was forced to resign after information given to Hipkins revealed Joyce was a dual citizen of both Australia and New Zealand. \n\nAustralia forbids politicians from sitting in parliament if they hold dual nationality. \n\nAt the time, Ardern said Hipkins' actions were \"unacceptable\".\u00a0 \n\n'He is extremely capable' \n\nHipkins' political experience is seen by some commentators as a feather in his cap.\u00a0 \n\nPreviously, he served for more than five years as Minister of Education and Minister of Public Service.\u00a0Before becoming an MP in 2008, Hipkins was the senior adviser to two ministers and former Prime Minister Helen Clark.\u00a0 \n\nHe \u201cwill be an incredibly strong prime minister,\u201d said Justice Minister Kiri Allan, a Maori Labour MP, herself considered for the leader post.\u00a0 \n\n\"He is extremely capable and has proven himself for New Zealand as one of our most important ministers over the past six years.\"\u00a0 \n\nIt is not clear how he will lead, with Hipkins not getting drawn into discussing policy plans with reporters on Saturday.\u00a0 \n\nA lawmaker for 15 years, he is considered more centrist than Ardern and colleagues hope that he will appeal to a broad range of voters. \n\nBut the Labour politician faces an up hill struggle, with an upcoming election this year.\u00a0 \n\nOpinion polls have indicated that his party is trailing its main opponent, the conservative National Party. \n\nAmong his biggest challenges will be convincing voters that his party is managing the economy well. \n\nNew Zealand's unemployment rate is relatively low at 3.3%, but inflation is high at 7.2%.\u00a0 \n\nSome economists are predicting the country will go into recession this year.","htmlText":"<p>Chris Hipkins is set to become New Zealand&#039;s next prime minister after emerging on Saturday as the only candidate to lead the ruling Labour Party.<\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old will replace Jacinda Ardern, loved by many, who made a shock announcement this week that she had &#039;no more in the tank&#039; and was throwing in the towel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"I hope New Zealanders see me as someone who is outspoken, unafraid to admit mistakes and who is self-deprecating,\" Hipkins told reporters after he had been selected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But who is he?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hipkins -- known as &#039;Chippy&#039; -- became a household name during the COVID pandemic. He took a largely crisis management role, sealing the country&#039;s borders, and built a reputationfor competence in\u00a0tackling the virus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Still, this was not without the odd gaffe. At a press conference in August 2021, Hipkins made an X-rated\u00a0faux pas when he told people during a lockdown they could still go outside and \"spread their legs\" -- something which drew plenty of mirth online.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted last year that people were fed up with tough pandemic restrictions, describing border closures as \"difficult\".<\/p>\n<p>Despite his role during the pandemic, Hipkins and other liberals stood in the shadow of Ardern, a global icon of the left who exemplified a new style of leadership.<\/p>\n<h2>'Tough and competent'<\/h2><p>Hipkins has served as Police Minister since June 2022, besides holding the education portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>He is more of a centrist than Arden and is known as a political trouble-shooter, taking on a variety of roles to\u00a0iron out problems created by other lawmakers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His role overseeing policing is significant, as crime has become a key criticism of Arden&#039;s government.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Political columnist Josie Pagani called Hipkins \"sensitive, sympathetic, tough and competent\".<\/p>\n<p>The 44-year describes himself as an &#039;outdoor enthusiast&#039; who enjoys mountain biking, hiking and swimming. He studied politics and criminology at the University of Victoria and later worked in the industrial training sector.<\/p>\n<p>Although known as a kind and easy-going conversationalist, Hipkins was embroiled in high-profile feuds with Australia&#039;s former Conservative government.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, he accused Australia of \"exporting its rubbish\" to New Zealand -- a reference to Canberra&#039;s controversial policy of deporting criminals to their country of birth.<\/p>\n<p>A few years earlier, Hipkins was admonished by Ardern for his role in a dual citizenship scandal in the Australian Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Then-deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce was forced to resign after information given to Hipkins revealed Joyce was a dual citizen of both Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Australia forbids politicians from sitting in parliament if they hold dual nationality.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Ardern said Hipkins&#039; actions were \"unacceptable\".\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>'He is extremely capable'<\/h2><p>Hipkins&#039; political experience is seen by some commentators as a feather in his cap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Previously, he served for more than five years as Minister of Education and Minister of Public Service.\u00a0Before becoming an MP in 2008, Hipkins was the senior adviser to two ministers and former Prime Minister Helen Clark.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He \u201cwill be an incredibly strong prime minister,\u201d said Justice Minister Kiri Allan, a Maori Labour MP, herself considered for the leader post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"He is extremely capable and has proven himself for New Zealand as one of our most important ministers over the past six years.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is not clear how he will lead, with Hipkins not getting drawn into discussing policy plans with reporters on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A lawmaker for 15 years, he is considered more centrist than Ardern and colleagues hope that he will appeal to a broad range of voters.<\/p>\n<p>But the Labour politician faces an up hill struggle, with an upcoming election this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Opinion polls have indicated that his party is trailing its main opponent, the conservative National Party.<\/p>\n<p>Among his biggest challenges will be convincing voters that his party is managing the economy well.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand&#039;s unemployment rate is relatively low at 3.3%, but inflation is high at 7.2%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some economists are predicting the country will go into recession this year.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1674289513,"publishedAt":1674292992,"updatedAt":1674305604,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/01\/21\/tough-and-competent-who-is-new-zealands-next-prime-minister-chris-hipkins","programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/32\/31\/26\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_a9d39da7-8152-5081-821e-c8e79662b30b-7323126.jpg","altText":"Chris Hipkins talks to reporters outside parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2022","caption":"Chris Hipkins talks to reporters outside parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2022","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Nick Perry\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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elections would be held on 14 October and that she would remain a lawmaker until then. \n\nHer announcement came as a shock to people throughout the nation of 5 million people. Although there had been some chatter in political circles that Ardern might resign before the next election, she\u2019d always maintained she planned to run again. \n\nIt\u2019s unclear who will take over as prime minister until the election. Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson announced that he won't contest the leadership of the Labour Party, throwing the competition open. \n\nArdern became an inspiration to women around the world after winning the top job in 2017 at the relatively young age of 37. The following year, she became just the second world leader to give birth while holding office. When she brought her infant daughter to the floor of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2018, it brought smiles to people everywhere. \n\nIn March 2019, Ardern faced one of the darkest days in New Zealand\u2019s history when a white supremacist gunman stormed two mosques in Christchurch and slaughtered 51 people. She was widely praised for the way she embraced the survivors and New Zealand\u2019s Muslim community in the aftermath. \n\nShe was lauded globally for her country\u2019s initial handling of the coronavirus pandemic after New Zealand managed for months to stop the virus at its borders. But she was forced to abandon that zero-tolerance strategy as more contagious variants spread and vaccines became widely available. \n\nGrowing domestic political pressure \n\nArdern faced growing anger at home from those who opposed coronavirus mandates and rules. A protest last year that began on Parliament\u2019s grounds lasted for more than three weeks and ended with protesters hurling rocks at police and setting fires to tents and mattresses as they were forced to leave. \n\nThe heated emotions around the coronavirus debate led to a level of vitriol directed at Ardern that had rarely been seen by other New Zealand leaders. This year, Ardern was forced to cancel an annual barbecue she hosts due to security fears. \n\nArdern had been facing tough reelection prospects. Her liberal Labour Party won reelection two years ago in a landslide of historic proportions, but recent polls have put her party behind its conservative rivals. \n\nArdern said the role required having a reserve to face the unexpected. \n\n\u201cBut I am not leaving because it was hard. Had that been the case I probably would have departed two months into the job,\" she said. \u201cI am leaving because with such a privileged role comes responsibility. The responsibility to know when you are the right person to lead, and also, when you are not.\u201d \n\nShe said her time in office had been fulfilling but challenging. \n\n\"I know what this job takes, and I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. It is that simple,\u201d she said.","htmlText":"<p>New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is to step down ahead of elections later this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ardern, whose empathetic handling of the nation&#039;s worst mass-shooting and health-driven response to the coronavirus pandemic led her to become an international icon but who faced mounting criticism at home, said Thursday she was leaving office.<\/p>\n<p>Fighting back tears, Ardern told reporters in Napier that 7 February would be her last day as prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>\"I am entering now my sixth year in office, and for each of those years, I have given my absolute all,\" she said.<\/p>\n<p>She also announced that New Zealand\u2019s 2023 general elections would be held on 14 October and that she would remain a lawmaker until then.<\/p>\n<p>Her announcement came as a shock to people throughout the nation of 5 million people. Although there had been some chatter in political circles that Ardern might resign before the next election, she\u2019d always maintained she planned to run again.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear who will take over as prime minister until the election. Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson announced that he won&#039;t contest the leadership of the Labour Party, throwing the competition open.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7222222,7233166,7247612\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//12//06//farmers-in-new-zealand-seethe-over-proposed-fart-tax/">Farmers in New Zealand seethe over proposed 'fart tax'<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2022//12//13//new-zealand-passes-unique-tobacco-minimum-age-law-to-ban-smoking-for-next-generation/">New Zealand passes unique tobacco minimum age law aiming to ban smoking for next generation<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//11//30//ardern-irked-by-age-question-as-she-meets-finland-pm-sanna-marin/">Ardern irked by age question as she meets Finland PM Sanna Marin<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ardern became an inspiration to women around the world after winning the top job in 2017 at the relatively young age of 37. The following year, she became just the second world leader to give birth while holding office. When she brought her infant daughter to the floor of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2018, it brought smiles to people everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2019, Ardern faced one of the darkest days in New Zealand\u2019s history when a white supremacist gunman stormed two mosques in Christchurch and slaughtered 51 people. She was widely praised for the way she embraced the survivors and New Zealand\u2019s Muslim community in the aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>She was lauded globally for her country\u2019s initial handling of the coronavirus pandemic after New Zealand managed for months to stop the virus at its borders. But she was forced to abandon that zero-tolerance strategy as more contagious variants spread and vaccines became widely available.<\/p>\n<h2>Growing domestic political pressure<\/h2><p>Ardern faced growing anger at home from those who opposed coronavirus mandates and rules. A protest last year that began on Parliament\u2019s grounds lasted for more than three weeks and ended with protesters hurling rocks at police and setting fires to tents and mattresses as they were forced to leave.<\/p>\n<p>The heated emotions around the coronavirus debate led to a level of vitriol directed at Ardern that had rarely been seen by other New Zealand leaders. This year, Ardern was forced to cancel an annual barbecue she hosts due to security fears.<\/p>\n<p>Ardern had been facing tough reelection prospects. Her liberal Labour Party won reelection two years ago in a landslide of historic proportions, but recent polls have put her party behind its conservative rivals.<\/p>\n<p>Ardern said the role required having a reserve to face the unexpected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I am not leaving because it was hard. Had that been the case I probably would have departed two months into the job,\" she said. \u201cI am leaving because with such a privileged role comes responsibility. The responsibility to know when you are the right person to lead, and also, when you are not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said her time in office had been fulfilling but challenging.<\/p>\n<p>\"I know what this job takes, and I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. It is that simple,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1674112294,"publishedAt":1674113038,"updatedAt":1674117549,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/01\/19\/new-zealand-pm-jacinda-ardern-to-quit-before-election","programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/57\/14\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_84c7158b-58af-5918-a6c8-89984809e4e1-7315714.jpg","altText":"New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern grimaces as she announces her resignation at a press conference in Napier, New Zealand.","caption":"New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern grimaces as she announces her resignation at a press conference in Napier, New Zealand.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"height":900}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":210,"slug":"new-zealand","urlSafeValue":"new-zealand","title":"New Zealand","titleRaw":"New Zealand"},{"id":16684,"slug":"jacinda-ardern","urlSafeValue":"jacinda-ardern","title":"Jacinda Ardern","titleRaw":"Jacinda Ardern"},{"id":7926,"slug":"labour-party","urlSafeValue":"labour-party","title":"Labour Party","titleRaw":"Labour Party"}],"related":[{"id":1262790}],"technicalTags":[],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":1}],"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":{"quotation":null,"description":null,"author":null},"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":null,"contentType":null,"displayOverlay":0},"displayType":"default","video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"AP","additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":0,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":391,"urlSafeValue":"oceania","title":"Oceania"},"country":{"id":210,"urlSafeValue":"new-zealand","title":"New Zealand","url":"\/news\/oceania\/new-zealand"},"town":[],"versions":[],"path":"\/2023\/01\/19\/new-zealand-pm-jacinda-ardern-to-quit-before-election","lastModified":1674117549},{"id":2177896,"cid":7315554,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230119_NWSU_50011868","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gs_politics','gb_safe','gs_politics_elections','gs_politics_misc','gs_politics_greek','gs_business_careers','gs_tech_cameras','gs_business'","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces resignation","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces resignation","titleListing2":"New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces resignation","leadin":"New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced her resignation.\nShe had been expected to set an election date - which she did, for October 14 - but shocked reporters by declaring her exit from politics in February, all the while fighting back the tears.","summary":"New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced her resignation.\nShe had been expected to set an election date - which she did, for October 14 - but shocked reporters by declaring her exit from politics in February, all the while fighting back the tears.","keySentence":null,"url":"new-zealand-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-announces-resignation","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"She had been expected to set an election date but shocked reporters by declaring her exit from politics, all the while fighting back tears. \n\nArdern announced that she would be stepping down as prime minister effective from the 7th of February but will remain as an MP until the October elections. In 2017, Ardern made history at the age of 37 by becoming the country's youngest prime minister in over 150 years, and the world\u2019s youngest female head of government. \n\nNow the race is on for the Labour party to choose its new head and several MP\u2019s including Ardern\u2019s Finance and deputy prime minister, Grant Robertson, have ruled themselves out of the running. \n\nA caucus vote for the new Labour Party leader will happen on Sunday. \n\nArdern's leadership has impressed many - domestically and globally - steering her country through its worst terror attack, the pandemic and the 2019 white Island volcano eruption. \n\nIn 2018 the city of Christchurch was rocked by a mass shooting in two of its Mosques, which was carried out and livestreamed on social media by an Australian white supremacist, who killed 51 people. \n\nWhile she led her party in a landslide victory in 2020, recently Ardern\u2019s domestic popularity has been falling, in part due to a backlog of unfulfilled electoral promises. The latest opinion polls put her personal popularity at its lowest since she was elected, and approval of her party's performance similarly low. \n\nReactions to her surprise announcement have been varied, going from praise to condescension, with some slamming the misogyny and bullies after she became increasingly the target of threats of violence, particularly from conspiracy theorist and anti-vaccine groups for her pandemic and vaccine policies. \n\nArdern has stressed that the threats and declining popularity were not the reasons for her stepping down and said she has no regrets and would like to be remembered as someone who always tried to be kind. \n\nWatch the video in the player above.","htmlText":"<p>She had been expected to set an election date but shocked reporters by declaring her exit from politics, all the while fighting back tears.<\/p>\n<p>Ardern announced that she would be stepping down as prime minister effective from the 7th of February but will remain as an MP until the October elections. In 2017, Ardern made history at the age of 37 by becoming the country&#039;s youngest prime minister in over 150 years, and the world\u2019s youngest female head of government.<\/p>\n<p>Now the race is on for the Labour party to choose its new head and several MP\u2019s including Ardern\u2019s Finance and deputy prime minister, Grant Robertson, have ruled themselves out of the running.<\/p>\n<p>A caucus vote for the new Labour Party leader will happen on Sunday.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"6901384,7094656\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//08//03//new-zealand-reveals-climate-action-plan-and-it-includes-moving-homes-to-higher-ground/">New Zealand reveals climate action plan and it includes moving homes to higher ground<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//10//07//new-zealands-ski-resorts-struggling-to-survive-after-climate-change-cuts-season-short/">New Zealand's ski resorts struggling to survive after climate change cuts season short<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ardern&#039;s leadership has impressed many - domestically and globally - steering her country through its worst terror attack, the pandemic and the 2019 white Island volcano eruption.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018 the city of Christchurch was rocked by a mass shooting in two of its Mosques, which was carried out and livestreamed on social media by an Australian white supremacist, who killed 51 people.<\/p>\n<p>While she led her party in a landslide victory in 2020, recently Ardern\u2019s domestic popularity has been falling, in part due to a backlog of unfulfilled electoral promises. The latest opinion polls put her personal popularity at its lowest since she was elected, and approval of her party&#039;s performance similarly low.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1615871441983148032\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Reactions to her surprise announcement have been varied, going from praise to condescension, with some slamming the misogyny and bullies after she became increasingly the target of threats of violence, particularly from conspiracy theorist and anti-vaccine groups for her pandemic and vaccine policies.<\/p>\n<p>Ardern has stressed that the threats and declining popularity were not the reasons for her stepping down and said she has no regrets and would like 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Australia. \n\nNadal tweaked his left hip while running for a backhand in the second set at Rod Laver Arena, and after inspection from a trainer when trailing 6-4, 5-3, he went off-court for a medical time-out. \n\nHe returned grim-faced to play out the match, but his movement was clearly affected, particularly on his backhand side, paving the way for McDonald to end the Spaniard's bid for a third Australian Open title. \n\nNadal said the hip had bothered him for a couple of days but nowhere near to the extent of Wednesday's match. \n\n\"I don't know what's going on, if it's muscle, if it's (the) joint,\" he told reporters. \n\n\"I have a history (of) hip issues. I had to do\u00a0treatments in the past, address it a little. (It) was not this\u00a0amount of problem. Now I feel I cannot move.\" \n\nIn the 2018 Australian Open, Nadal was forced to retire in the fifth set from his quarter-final against Marin Cilic because of a hip injury. \n\nBefore Nadal broke down on Wednesday, hard-hitting McDonald had played superbly to take the first set, going toe-to-toe with the 36-year-old Mallorcan and winning most of the baseline exchanges. \n\nIf there were any demons from their only previous meeting, a straight sets thrashing by Nadal at the 2020 French Open, McDonald erased them on the Rod Laver Arena hard court. \n\n\"He's an incredible champion, he's never going to give up regardless of the situation so even closing it out against a top guy like that is always tough,\" said McDonald. \n\n\"I was trying to stay so focused on what I was doing and he kind of got me out of that with what he was doing.\" \n\nFeisty Spaniard came back, but it was not enough \n\nNadal returned to court after his time-out to a big ovation and earned more cheers when he held serve. \n\nHis gloomy expression told the story, though, and he declined to retrieve a drop-shot in the next game, shaking his head at his entourage. \n\nMcDonald took the second set when Nadal whacked a forehand into the net, and the Spaniard thudded his racket into his chair at the change of ends. \n\nLeaning heavily on serve and relying on touch, Nadal dragged the American deep into the third set but was finally broken to 6-5 when McDonald bolted forward to flick a passing shot by him. \n\nNadal rushed the net in a desperate last stand, but there was to be no repeat of the \"Miracle of Melbourne,\" when he came back from two sets down in last year's classic final to beat Daniil Medvedev. \n\nThough the 2022 final would rank among Nadal's finest moments, the lefthander has had more than his share of heartache at the year's first Grand Slam. \n\nIn 2010, he was forced to withdraw from his quarter-final against Andy Murray while trailing the Briton 6-3 7-6 3-0 due to a knee injury that sidelined him for a month. \n\nA back injury hampered him during the 2014 final against Stan Wawrinka, which he lost in four sets. \n\nNadal said he considered retiring against McDonald throughout the match but wanted to see it out as defending champion. \n\nWhile saying he had little to complain about in his life, the latest injury was still gutting. \n\n\"Sometimes you feel super tired about all this stuff in terms of injuries,\" he said. \n\n\"I just can't say that I am not destroyed mentally at this time, because I will be lying.\"","htmlText":"<p>Defending champion Rafa Nadal crashed out of the Australian Open second round on Wednesday after aggravating a hip problem during his 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 defeat to Mackenzie McDonald -- the Spaniard&#039;s latest entry in an injury-blighted history at Melbourne Park.<\/p>\n<p>Nadal&#039;s elimination shakes up the men&#039;s draw and puts a twist in the Grand Slam titles race, with nine-times champion Novak Djokovic able to draw level with the Spaniard&#039;s 22 major championships should he take a 10th crown in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Nadal tweaked his left hip while running for a backhand in the second set at Rod Laver Arena, and after inspection from a trainer when trailing 6-4, 5-3, he went off-court for a medical time-out.<\/p>\n<p>He returned grim-faced to play out the match, but his movement was clearly affected, particularly on his backhand side, paving the way for McDonald to end the Spaniard&#039;s bid for a third Australian Open title.<\/p>\n<p>Nadal said the hip had bothered him for a couple of days but nowhere near to the extent of Wednesday&#039;s match.<\/p>\n<p>\"I don&#039;t know what&#039;s going on, if it&#039;s muscle, if it&#039;s (the) joint,\" he told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\"I have a history (of) hip issues. I had to do\u00a0treatments in the past, address it a little. (It) was not this\u00a0amount of problem. Now I feel I cannot move.\"<\/p>\n<p>In the 2018 Australian Open, Nadal was forced to retire in the fifth set from his quarter-final against Marin Cilic because of a hip injury.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"6439244,6756630\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//06//05//roland-garros-nadal-wins-record-14th-french-open-22nd-grand-slam/">Nadal wins record 14th French Open but foot pain puts future in doubt<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//01//30//rafael-nadal-wins-australian-open-final-collects-record-breaking-21st-grand-slam-title/">Rafael Nadal wins Australian Open final, collects record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Before Nadal broke down on Wednesday, hard-hitting McDonald had played superbly to take the first set, going toe-to-toe with the 36-year-old Mallorcan and winning most of the baseline exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>If there were any demons from their only previous meeting, a straight sets thrashing by Nadal at the 2020 French Open, McDonald erased them on the Rod Laver Arena hard court.<\/p>\n<p>\"He&#039;s an incredible champion, he&#039;s never going to give up regardless of the situation so even closing it out against a top guy like that is always tough,\" said McDonald.<\/p>\n<p>\"I was trying to stay so focused on what I was doing and he kind of got me out of that with what he was doing.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Feisty Spaniard came back, but it was not enough<\/h2><p>Nadal returned to court after his time-out to a big ovation and earned more cheers when he held serve.<\/p>\n<p>His 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and Belarusian flags banned from Australian Open venues","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Russian and Belarusian flags banned from Australian Open venues","titleListing2":"Russian and Belarusian flags banned from Australian Open venues","leadin":"The other three Grand Slam tournaments have allowed tennis players from the two countries to compete as \"neutral\" athletes, meaning that their flags and nationalities are not shown in graphics and other materials.","summary":"The other three Grand Slam tournaments have allowed tennis players from the two countries to compete as \"neutral\" athletes, meaning that their flags and nationalities are not shown in graphics and other materials.","keySentence":null,"url":"russian-and-belarusian-flags-banned-from-australian-open-venues","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Russian and Belarusian flags were banned from the Australian Open on Tuesday after more than one was brought into the stands by spectators on the first day of the Grand Slam tournament. \n\nNormally, national flags can be displayed during matches at Melbourne Park. But Tennis Australia reversed that policy for the two countries involved in the invasion of Ukraine that began nearly a year ago. \n\n\"Our initial policy was that fans could bring (flags) in but could not use them to cause disruption,\" Tennis Australia said in a statement on Tuesday.\u00a0 \n\n\"Yesterday we had an incident where a flag was placed courtside. We will continue to work with the players and our fans to ensure that this is the best possible environment to enjoy the tennis.\" \n\nOne Russian flag was displayed during Ukrainian player Kateryna Baindl's victory over Russian player Kamilla Rakhimova at Court 14 in the first round on Monday. \n\nAnother was offered to Russian player Daniil Medvedev to autograph after his win over US national Marcos Giron in Rod Laver Arena on Monday night. \n\nAsked about the new flag ban, Belarusian player Aryna Sabalenka said after her first-round victory Tuesday that she would prefer that politics and sports remain separate but understands the decision by Tennis Australia. \n\n\"I mean, if everyone feels better this way, then it's OK,\" said Sabalenka, a three-time Grand Slam semifinalist who is seeded No. 5 at Melbourne Park.\u00a0 \n\n\"I have zero control on it. What can I say? They did it. OK. No flags? No flags.\" \n\nSabalenka was among the athletes from Russia and Belarus who were barred from competing at Wimbledon and team events such as the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup last year because of the war in Ukraine. Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, with help from Belarus. \n\nRussian and Belarusian players have been allowed to enter the other three Grand Slam tournaments, but only as \"neutral\" athletes.\u00a0 \n\nTheir nationalities are not acknowledged on any official schedules or results for the event, and their countries' flags are not displayed on TV graphics.","htmlText":"<p>Russian and Belarusian flags were banned from the Australian Open on Tuesday after more than one was brought into the stands by spectators on the first day of the Grand Slam tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Normally, national flags can be displayed during matches at Melbourne Park. But Tennis Australia reversed that policy for the two countries involved in the invasion of Ukraine that began nearly a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>\"Our initial policy was that fans could bring (flags) in but could not use them to cause disruption,\" Tennis Australia said in a statement on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"Yesterday we had an incident where a flag was placed courtside. We will continue to work with the players and our fans to ensure that this is the best possible environment to enjoy the tennis.\"<\/p>\n<p>One Russian flag was displayed during Ukrainian player Kateryna Baindl&#039;s victory over Russian player Kamilla Rakhimova at Court 14 in the first round on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Another was offered to Russian player Daniil Medvedev to autograph after his win over US national Marcos Giron in Rod Laver Arena on Monday night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1614905533366177792\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Asked about the new flag ban, Belarusian player Aryna Sabalenka said after her first-round victory Tuesday that she would prefer that politics and sports remain separate but understands the decision by Tennis Australia.<\/p>\n<p>\"I mean, if everyone feels better this way, then it&#039;s OK,\" said Sabalenka, a three-time Grand Slam semifinalist who is seeded No. 5 at Melbourne Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"I have zero control on it. What can I say? They did it. OK. No flags? No flags.\"<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka was among the athletes from Russia and Belarus who were barred from competing at Wimbledon and team events such as the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup last year because of the war in Ukraine. Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, with help from Belarus.<\/p>\n<p>Russian and Belarusian players have been allowed to enter the other three Grand Slam tournaments, but only as \"neutral\" athletes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Their nationalities are not acknowledged on any official schedules or results for the event, and their countries&#039; flags are not displayed on TV graphics.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1673959950,"publishedAt":1673967257,"updatedAt":1673967260,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/01\/17\/russian-and-belarusian-flags-banned-from-australian-open-venues","programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet-web","format":"default"},"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/31\/24\/22\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_047b8a1b-7dd2-5ed5-ab82-fc704dd7b582-7312422.jpg","altText":"Katherine Sebov of Canada walks to serve to Caroline Garcia of France during their first round match at the Australian Open in Melbourne, 17 January 2023","caption":"Katherine Sebov of Canada walks to serve to Caroline Garcia of France during their first round match at the Australian Open in Melbourne, 17 January 2023","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Aaron Favila","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"height":900}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":4226,"slug":"melbourne","urlSafeValue":"melbourne","title":"Melbourne","titleRaw":"Melbourne"},{"id":13644,"slug":"australian-open","urlSafeValue":"australian-open","title":"Australian Open","titleRaw":"Australian Open"},{"id":15594,"slug":"grand-slam-tennis-","urlSafeValue":"grand-slam-tennis-","title":"Grand Slam (tennis)","titleRaw":"Grand Slam (tennis)"},{"id":26330,"slug":"ukraine-russia-border-crisis","urlSafeValue":"ukraine-russia-border-crisis","title":"Russia's invasion of Ukraine","titleRaw":"Russia's invasion of Ukraine"},{"id":26692,"slug":"war-in-ukraine","urlSafeValue":"war-in-ukraine","title":"Ukraine war","titleRaw":"Ukraine war"},{"id":23,"slug":"belarus","urlSafeValue":"belarus","title":"Belarus","titleRaw":"Belarus"}],"related":[{"id":2177420},{"id":2184086}],"technicalTags":[],"widgets":[{"slug":"twitter","count":1}],"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":{"quotation":null,"description":null,"author":null},"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":null,"contentType":null,"displayOverlay":0},"displayType":"default","video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"AP","additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":0,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":391,"urlSafeValue":"oceania","title":"Oceania"},"country":{"id":4611,"urlSafeValue":"australia","title":"Australia","url":"\/news\/oceania\/australia"},"town":[],"versions":[],"path":"\/2023\/01\/17\/russian-and-belarusian-flags-banned-from-australian-open-venues","lastModified":1673967260},{"id":2171760,"cid":7301234,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230111_PESU_49903318","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gs_travel_air','gs_travel_type_air','gs_travel_type','gb_safe','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_travel','neg_facebook','neg_facebook_2021','neg_facebook_neg11'","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Meet the Australian plane spotters keeping their local airport safe","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Meet Australia\u2019s crime-fighting plane spotters","titleListing2":"Meet the Australian plane spotters keeping their local airport safe","leadin":"The group of enthusiasts have been given rare access to the tarmac at Adelaide Airport.","summary":"The group of enthusiasts have been given rare access to the tarmac at Adelaide Airport.","keySentence":null,"url":"meet-the-australian-plane-spotters-keeping-their-local-airport-safe","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Imagine your favourite hobby. Now imagine you\u2019ve been given behind the scenes access to make your hobby 100 times better. \n\nThat\u2019s exactly what happened to one group of plane spotters at Adelaide airport in Australia. \n\nThe aviation enthusiasts have been given rare access to the tarmac and elevated to crime fighter status in a bid to upgrade security around the terminal. \n\n\"This is awesome. Way better than being on the other side of the fence like we normally are,\" says plane spotter, Mark Spence. \n\nWhy has Adelaide Airport allowed plane spotters inside the fence? \n\nThe idea behind giving these plane spotters rare access to the internal workings of the airport is to take advantage of how much time they spend there. \n\n\"Any time in daylight hours when I'm not working. So for me I can do two hours in the morning then from 5 o'clock until 8 o'clock at night time,\" says spotter Andrew Lesty. \n\nFew other people spend as much time at the airport. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) wants to make use of their specialist knowledge, and re-launch an Airport Watch program, similar to Australia and New Zealand's Neighbourhood Watch program. \n\nThe police are hoping they can spot not just planes, but be an extra set of eyes and ears for any suspicious behaviour in the area. \n\n\"Well we know the airport quite well and if we see anything unusual, we just give them a call,\" says spotter, Mike Didsbury. \n\n\"They do know what's normal and what's not normal so we build up relationships with them and they just feed stuff to us or information to us that we'll just go and check out,\" says Acting Inspector, Michael Smith, from the Adelaide Airport AFP. \n\nPolice say other airport regulars and staff have previously been instrumental in spotting unusual activity. \n\nWatch the video above to learn more.\u00a0","htmlText":"<p>Imagine your favourite hobby. Now imagine you\u2019ve been given behind the scenes access to make your hobby 100 times better.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s exactly what happened to one group of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//08//12//viral-video-shows-tourists-duck-as-jet-makes-lowest-ever-landing-at-skiathos-airport/">plane spotters<\/strong><\/a> at Adelaide airport in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The aviation enthusiasts have been given rare access to the tarmac and elevated to crime fighter status in a bid to upgrade <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//12//15//uk-airports-could-scrap-security-rules-on-liquids-thanks-to-new-hi-tech-scanners/">security around the terminal.<\/p>\n<p>\"This is awesome. Way better than being on the other side of the fence like we normally are,\" says plane spotter, Mark Spence.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7300584\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//01//11//hundreds-of-us-flights-delayed-following-major-computer-system-failure/">Thousands of US flights delayed following major FAA computer system failure<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Why has Adelaide Airport allowed plane spotters inside the fence?<\/h2><p>The idea behind giving these plane spotters rare access to the internal workings of the airport is to take advantage of how much time they spend there.<\/p>\n<p>\"Any time in daylight hours when I&#039;m not working. So for me I can do two hours in the morning then from 5 o&#039;clock until 8 o&#039;clock at night time,\" says spotter Andrew Lesty.<\/p>\n<p>Few other people spend as much time at the airport. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) wants to make use of their specialist knowledge, and re-launch an Airport Watch program, similar to Australia and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//10//24//new-zealand-overtourism-residents-plead-with-tourists-to-tread-lightly-and-leave-no-trace/">New Zealand&#039;s<\/strong><\/a> Neighbourhood Watch program.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7298770,7187074\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//01//11//chicken-carcass-firearms-and-fentanyl-skittles-the-weirdest-us-airport-security-finds-of-2/">Chicken carcass firearms and fentanyl Skittles: The weirdest US airport security finds of 2022<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//11//13//is-a-flight-really-quicker-than-a-train-i-put-it-to-the-test-from-london-to-lyon/">Is a flight really quicker than a train? I put it to the test from London to Lyon<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The police are hoping they can spot not just planes, but be an extra set of eyes and ears for any suspicious behaviour in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\"Well we know the airport quite well and if we see anything unusual, we just give them a call,\" says spotter, Mike Didsbury.<\/p>\n<p>\"They do know what&#039;s normal and what&#039;s not normal so we build up relationships with them and they just feed stuff to us or information to us that we&#039;ll just go and check out,\" says Acting Inspector, Michael Smith, from the Adelaide Airport AFP.<\/p>\n<p>Police say other airport regulars and staff have previously been instrumental in spotting unusual activity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the video above to learn more.<\/strong><\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1673452705,"publishedAt":1673503258,"updatedAt":1673503262,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2023\/01\/12\/meet-the-australian-plane-spotters-keeping-their-local-airport-safe","programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/30\/12\/34\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_a2cc14db-5731-5cc4-a3bc-e39ca1801ecd-7301234.jpg","altText":"The plane spotters are helping to keep Adelaide Airport safe.","caption":"The plane spotters are helping to keep Adelaide Airport safe.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"brown-h","title":"Hannah Brown","twitter":"@hannahdingbrown"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[{"urlSafeValue":"brown-h","title":"Hannah 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pioneer \u2018game-changing\u2019 freezing technique that could save the Great Barrier Reef\u2019s coral","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"How scientists could \u2018rewild\u2019 the Great Barrier Reef with frozen coral","titleListing2":"Scientists pioneer \u2018game-changing\u2019 freezing technique that could save the Great Barrier Reef\u2019s coral","leadin":"The Great Barrier reef is under threat from coral bleaching and invasive species. Could 'coral freezing' help?","summary":"The Great Barrier reef is under threat from coral bleaching and invasive species. Could 'coral freezing' help?","keySentence":null,"url":"scientists-pioneer-game-changing-freezing-technique-that-could-save-the-great-barrier-reef","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Scientists hope to save the Great Barrier reef by freezing and storing coral larvae. \n\nSpanning 2,253 kilometres along the coast of northeast Australia , the massive underwater jungle is one of the great wonders of the natural world. \n\nBut the unique ecosystem is under threat from coral bleaching and invasive species. \n\nNow, scientists have made a breakthrough in a surprising new area - cryogenics. \n\nFor the first time, they\u2019ve managed to freeze coral larvae. This could be used to \u2018rewild\u2019 the reef in future, said Mary Hagedorn, Senior Research Scientist at Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute told Reuters from the AIMS lab. \n\n\"If we can secure the biodiversity of coral \u2026 then we'll have tools for the future to really help restore the reefs and this technology for coral reefs in the future is a real game-changer,\" she said. \n\nHow could freezing coral help save the Great Barrier Reef? \n\nThe Great Barrier Reef is severely threatened by climate change. It has suffered four bleaching events in the last seven years including the first ever bleach during a La Nina phenomenon, which typically brings cooler temperatures. \n\nLast month, a joint report from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and International Union for Conservation of Nature recommended that the reef \u201cbe inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger\u201d. \n\nThe most important way to help the reef is to bring down global temperatures . But scientists are also looking to technology for novel ways to preserve its unique corals. \n\nCryogenically frozen coral can be stored and later reintroduced to the wild but the current process requires sophisticated equipment including lasers. \n\nScientists say a new lightweight \"cryomesh\" can be manufactured cheaply and better preserves coral. The mesh technology will help store coral larvae at -196C (-320.8\u00b0F). \n\nIn a December lab trial, the world's first with Great Barrier Reef coral, scientists used the cryomesh to freeze coral larvae at the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences (AIMS). The coral had been collected from the reef for the trial, which coincided with the brief annual spawning window. \n\nThe cryomesh was previously trialled on smaller and larger varities of Hawaiian corals . A trial on the larger variety failed. \n\n\u201cThis new technology that we\u2019ve got will allow us to do that at a scale that can actually help to support some of the aquaculture and restoration interventions,\u201d said Jonathan Daly of the Taronga Conservation Society Australia. \n\nTrials are continuing with larger varieties of Great Barrier Reef coral . \n\nThe trials involved scientists from AIMS, the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, the Great Barrier Reef foundation and the Taronga Conservation Society Australia as part of the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program.","htmlText":"<p>Scientists hope to save the Great Barrier reef by freezing and storing coral larvae.<\/p>\n<p>Spanning 2,253 kilometres along the coast of northeast <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//01//29//australian-government-pumps-cash-into-great-barrier-reef-protection/">Australia, the massive underwater jungle is one of the great wonders of the natural world.<\/p>\n<p>But the unique ecosystem is under threat from <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//04//20//life-after-coral-bleaching-what-can-reefs-that-survive-climate-change-teach-us/">coral bleaching<\/strong><\/a> and invasive species.<\/p>\n<p>Now, scientists have made a breakthrough in a surprising new area - cryogenics.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, they\u2019ve managed to freeze coral larvae. This could be used to \u2018rewild\u2019 the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//11//09//cop27-delivers-15-million-to-protect-egypts-coral-reefs-how-will-it-help/">reef in future, said Mary Hagedorn, Senior Research Scientist at Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute told Reuters from the AIMS lab.<\/p>\n<p>\"If we can secure the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//01//09//even-bleached-coral-reefs-can-provide-nutritious-seafood-scientists-find/">biodiversity of coral<\/strong><\/a> \u2026 then we&#039;ll have tools for the future to really help restore the reefs and this technology for coral reefs in the future is a real game-changer,\" she said.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7222854,7213646\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//11//30//marine-biologists-urge-people-not-to-give-up-hope-on-great-barrier-reef-after-unesco-repor/">Marine biologists urge people not to give up hope on Great Barrier Reef after UNESCO report<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//11//27//its-coral-spawning-season-in-the-great-barrier-reef-watch-this-beautiful-natural-process-u/">It/u2019s coral spawning season in the Great Barrier Reef - watch this beautiful natural process unfold<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>How could freezing coral help save the Great Barrier Reef?<\/h2><p>The <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//08//04//australias-great-barrier-reef-shows-best-signs-of-coral-recovery-in-36-years/">Great Barrier Reef<\/strong><\/a> is severely threatened by climate change. It has suffered four bleaching events in the last seven years including the first ever bleach during a La Nina phenomenon, which typically brings cooler temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, a joint report from the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//09//16//amazon-of-europe-is-first-unesco-biosphere-to-cover-five-nations/">UNESCO World Heritage Centre and International Union for Conservation of Nature recommended that the reef \u201cbe inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//25//83//66//808x454_cmsv2_0b39bb39-a369-5d56-8df9-6dd555a57eba-7258366.jpg/" alt=\"Canva\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/25\/83\/66\/384x216_cmsv2_0b39bb39-a369-5d56-8df9-6dd555a57eba-7258366.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/25\/83\/66\/640x360_cmsv2_0b39bb39-a369-5d56-8df9-6dd555a57eba-7258366.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/25\/83\/66\/750x422_cmsv2_0b39bb39-a369-5d56-8df9-6dd555a57eba-7258366.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/25\/83\/66\/828x466_cmsv2_0b39bb39-a369-5d56-8df9-6dd555a57eba-7258366.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/25\/83\/66\/1080x608_cmsv2_0b39bb39-a369-5d56-8df9-6dd555a57eba-7258366.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/25\/83\/66\/1200x675_cmsv2_0b39bb39-a369-5d56-8df9-6dd555a57eba-7258366.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/25\/83\/66\/1920x1080_cmsv2_0b39bb39-a369-5d56-8df9-6dd555a57eba-7258366.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Last month, a joint report from UNESCO and International Union for Conservation of Nature recommended that the reef be listed as &apos;in danger.&apos;<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Canva<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The most important way to help the reef is to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//01//28//what-happens-when-coral-gets-hot-scientists-capture-bleaching-process-for-first-time/">bring down global temperatures<\/strong><\/a>. But scientists are also looking to technology for novel ways to preserve its unique corals.<\/p>\n<p>Cryogenically frozen coral can be stored and later reintroduced to the wild but the current process requires sophisticated equipment including lasers.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists say a new lightweight \"cryomesh\" can be manufactured cheaply and better preserves coral. The mesh technology will help store coral larvae at -196C (-320.8\u00b0F).<\/p>\n<p>In a December lab trial, the world&#039;s first with <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//02//14//turtles-born-with-deformities-due-to-toxic-chemicals-in-the-great-barrier-reef/">Great Barrier Reef coral,<\/strong><\/a> scientists used the cryomesh to freeze coral larvae at the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences (AIMS). The coral had been collected from the reef for the trial, which coincided with the brief annual spawning window.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7207712,6823232\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//11//22//hawaiis-reefs-will-be-repaired-after-hurricanes-thanks-to-innovative-coral-insurance-polic/">Hawai/u2019i/u2019s reefs will be repaired after hurricanes thanks to innovative coral insurance policy<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//07//05//dolphin-poo-plays-significant-role-in-helping-coral-reefs-survive-says-new-study/">Dolphin poo plays 'significant role\u2019 in helping coral reefs survive, says new study<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The cryomesh was previously trialled on smaller and larger varities of Hawaiian <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//11//21//this-company-wants-to-grow-billions-of-corals-each-year-on-land/">corals. A trial on the larger variety failed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new technology that we\u2019ve got will allow us to do that at a scale that can actually help to support some of the aquaculture and restoration interventions,\u201d said Jonathan Daly of the Taronga Conservation Society Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Trials are continuing with larger varieties of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2020//10//28//coral-reef-taller-than-the-empire-state-building-found-in-australia/">Great Barrier Reef coral<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The trials involved scientists from AIMS, the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, the Great Barrier Reef foundation and the Taronga Conservation Society Australia as part of the Reef Restoration and Adaptation 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They have a stated goal of making New Zealand smoke-free by 2025. \n\n\"There is no good reason to allow a product to be sold that kills half the people that use it,\" Associate Minister of Health Dr. Ayesha Verrall told lawmakers in Parliament. \"And I can tell you that we will end this in the future, as we pass this legislation\". \n\nNew Zealand is not the only nation pushing to ban smoking for the next generations. In June, a\u00a0report commissioned by the UK government recommended raising the legal smoking age each year to phase out tobacco use among young people. \n\nDenmark also\u00a0 unveiled similar plans \u00a0earlier this year, but the government said such a move would require changes to the\u00a0EU's Tobacco Products Directive. A\u00a0 citizens' initiative \u00a0later petitioned the European Commission to ban the sale of tobacco and nicotine products to EU citizens born after 2010. \n\nAccording to the latest data from Eurostat, 18.4 per cent of\u00a0people aged 15 and over in the EU smoke every day. 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She said prohibition never worked and always ended with unintended consequences. \n\nVaping not affected \n\nThe new law also reduces the number of retailers allowed to sell tobacco from about 6,000 to 600 and decreases the amount of nicotine allowed in tobacco that is smoked. \n\nIt does not affect vaping, which has already become more popular than smoking in New Zealand. \n\nStatistics New Zealand reported last month that 8 per cent of New Zealand adults smoked daily, down from 16 per cent ten years ago. Meanwhile, 8.3 per cent of adults vaped daily, up from less than 1 per cent six years ago. \n\nSmoking rates remain higher among Indigenous M\u0101ori, with about 20 per cent reporting they smoked. \n\nThe law change was welcomed by several health agencies. Health Coalition Aotearoa said the new law represented the culmination of decades of hard-fought advocacy by health and community organisations.","htmlText":"<p>New Zealand has passed into law a unique plan to phase out tobacco smoking for the next generation by imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes.<\/p>\n<p>The law states that tobacco can&#039;t ever be sold to anybody born on or after January 1, 2009 - and from now on,\u00a0the minimum age for buying cigarettes will keep going up and up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In theory, somebody trying to buy a pack of cigarettes 50 years from now would need ID to show they were at least 63 years old.\u00a0But health authorities hope smoking will fade away well before then. They have a stated goal of making New Zealand smoke-free by 2025.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7048456\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2022//09//27//feeling-lonely-and-depressed-could-accelerate-ageing-more-than-smoking-study-finds/">Feeling lonely and depressed could accelerate ageing more than smoking, study finds<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"There is no good reason to allow a product to be sold that kills half the people that use it,\" Associate Minister of Health Dr. Ayesha Verrall told lawmakers in Parliament. \"And I can tell you that we will end this in the future, as we pass this legislation\".<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand is not the only nation pushing to ban smoking for the next generations. 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A\u00a0<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////europa.eu//citizens-initiative//initiatives//details//2022//000005_en/">citizens&#039; initiative<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0later petitioned the European Commission to ban the sale of tobacco and nicotine products to EU citizens born after 2010.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////ec.europa.eu//eurostat//statistics-explained//index.php?title=Tobacco_consumption_statistics%23Daily_smokers_of_cigarettes\%22>latest data<\/a> from Eurostat, 18.4 per cent of\u00a0people aged 15 and over in the EU smoke every day. 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biologists urge people not to give up hope on Great Barrier Reef after UNESCO report","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Great Barrier Reef \u2018in danger\u2019 label cautiously welcomed by biologists","titleListing2":"Marine biologists urge people not to give up hope on Great Barrier Reef after UNESCO report","leadin":"The Great Barrier Reef accounts for around 10 per cent of the world\u2019s coral reef ecosystems. But this massive network is under threat.","summary":"The Great Barrier Reef accounts for around 10 per cent of the world\u2019s coral reef ecosystems. But this massive network is under threat.","keySentence":null,"url":"marine-biologists-urge-people-not-to-give-up-hope-on-great-barrier-reef-after-unesco-repor","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Marine biologists have urged the world not to give up on Australia\u2019s Great Barrier Reef.\u00a0 \n\nThe plea comes days after a joint report from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and International Union for Conservation of Nature recommended that the reef \u201cbe inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger\u201d. \n\nStretching 2,253 kilometres along the coast of northeast Australia, the underwater jungle is one of the great wonders of the natural world. \n\nBut this ecosystem is under threat from coral bleaching and invasive species. \n\nThe UNESCO report is welcome, says Katie Chartrand, a marine biologist at James Cook University. But she is concerned it could jeopardise investment into projects to save the reef. \n\n\"It is welcome in many ways because it's what we all know,\" she says.. \n\n\"[Yet] we also don't want to lose the help that we need from the global community.\u201d \n\nThey want to showcase that the reef is still vibrant, very much alive and doing well, Chartrand adds. \n\n\u201cBut it's hard to, I think, come to terms with the complexity and the nuanced story of what the reef is and what its trajectory is going to be.\" \n\nWhat does the UNESCO report into the Great Barrier Reef say? \n\nOfficials from the UN cultural agency and the International Union for Conservation of Nature released a report on Monday warning that without \u201cambitious, rapid and sustained\u201d climate action, the world\u2019s largest coral reef is in peril. \n\nThe IUCN report recommends that Australia's federal government and Queensland's state authorities adopt more ambitious emission reduction targets. It says they should be in line with international efforts to limit future warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. \n\nThe text is damning about recent efforts to stop mass bleaching and prevent pollution from contaminating the reef's natural waters, saying they have not been fast nor effective enough. \n\nUncurbed emissions lead to increased water acidity, which can be toxic . \n\nMore money needs to be found to increase the water quality and stop the site's decline, the report concludes. \n\nBut Australia\u2019s environment officials have announced that they will lobby against UNESCO adding the Great Barrier Reef to a list of endangered World Heritage sites. \n\nThey argue the criticisms of inaction on climate change are outdated. The current government was elected to office in May this year, unseating the conservative incumbents who had been in power since 2013. \n\nIs the In Danger designation a good or bad thing? \n\nAccording to Chartrand, the recognition of risk is welcome because the reef\u2019s struggle is being highlighted internationally. \n\nOn the other hand, it could threaten funding to save the reef. \n\n\"The fact that this could hurt that perception of the state of the reef, I think that's a big concern for many,\u201d she says. \n\nChartrand adds that grassroots efforts encouraging communities to get behind climate initiatives and pushes for government to take action are much easier if \u201cpeople feel like there\u2019s something to fight for\u201d. \n\n\u201cIf people are assuming the reef is dead or threatened because it is already on the brink, I think it's going to make that a bigger challenge for us to get the backing that we need to ensure we have a reef in the future,\" she says. \n\nFeedback from Australian officials, both at the federal and state level, will also be reviewed before UNESCO makes any official proposal to the World Heritage committee. \n\nWhy is the Great Barrier Reef under threat? \n\nUnderwater heatwaves and cyclones - driven in part by runaway greenhouse gas emissions - have devastated some of the 3,000 coral reefs that make up the Great Barrier Reef. \n\nPollution fouls its waters, and outbreaks of crown of thorns starfish have also ravaged this delicate ecosystem. \n\nHeat waves in recent years have driven corals to expel countless tiny organisms that power the reefs through photosynthesis, causing branches to lose their colour or \u201cbleach.\u201d \n\n\nWithout these algae, corals don\u2019t grow, can become brittle, and provide less food and shelter for the nearly 9,000 reef-dependent species. \n\nPowerful cyclones in the last decade have also smashed kilometres of corals. \n\nEach of these was a historic catastrophe in its own right, but without time to recover between events, the reef can't regrow. \n\nThe Great Barrier Reef accounts for around 10 per cent of the world\u2019s coral reef ecosystems. The network of more than 2,500 reefs covers 348,000 square kilometres.","htmlText":"<p>Marine biologists have urged the world not to give up on Australia\u2019s Great Barrier Reef.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The plea comes days after a joint report from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and International Union for Conservation of Nature recommended that the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//08//04//australias-great-barrier-reef-shows-best-signs-of-coral-recovery-in-36-years/">reef \u201cbe inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Stretching 2,253 kilometres along the coast of northeast Australia, the underwater jungle is one of the great wonders of the natural world.<\/p>\n<p>But this ecosystem is under threat from <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//01//28//what-happens-when-coral-gets-hot-scientists-capture-bleaching-process-for-first-time/">coral bleaching<\/strong><\/a> and invasive species.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//09//16//amazon-of-europe-is-first-unesco-biosphere-to-cover-five-nations/">UNESCO report is welcome, says Katie Chartrand, a marine biologist at James Cook University. But she is concerned it could jeopardise investment into projects to save the reef.<\/p>\n<p>\"It is welcome in many ways because it&#039;s what we all know,\" she says..<\/p>\n<p>\"[Yet] we also don&#039;t want to lose the help that we need from the global community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They want to showcase that the reef is still vibrant, very much alive and doing well, Chartrand adds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it&#039;s hard to, I think, come to terms with the complexity and the nuanced story of what the reef is and what its trajectory is going to be.\"<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7213646,7183260\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//11//27//its-coral-spawning-season-in-the-great-barrier-reef-watch-this-beautiful-natural-process-u/">It/u2019s coral spawning season in the Great Barrier Reef - watch this beautiful natural process unfold<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//11//09//cop27-delivers-15-million-to-protect-egypts-coral-reefs-how-will-it-help/">COP27 delivers \u20ac15 million to protect Egypt\u2019s coral reefs - how will it help?<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>What does the UNESCO report into the Great Barrier Reef say?<\/h2><p>Officials from the UN cultural agency and the International Union for Conservation of Nature released a report on Monday warning that without \u201cambitious, rapid and sustained\u201d climate action, the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//01//31//spectators-slam-floating-tennis-court-in-the-great-barrier-reef/">world/u2019s largest coral reef<\/strong><\/a> is in peril.<\/p>\n<p>The IUCN report recommends that <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//03//03//australia-marine-hotspots-found-to-store-2bn-tonnes-of-blue-carbon/">Australia&#039;s<\/strong><\/a> federal government and Queensland&#039;s state authorities adopt more ambitious emission reduction targets. It says they should be in line with international efforts to limit future warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n<p>The text is damning about recent efforts to stop mass <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//04//20//life-after-coral-bleaching-what-can-reefs-that-survive-climate-change-teach-us/">bleaching and prevent pollution from contaminating the reef&#039;s natural waters, saying they have not been fast nor effective enough.<\/p>\n<p>Uncurbed emissions lead to increased water acidity, which can be <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//04//26//eu-s-great-detox-could-see-up-to-12-000-potentially-dangerous-chemicals-banned/">toxic./n

More money needs to be found to increase the water quality and stop the site&#039;s decline, the report concludes.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//01//29//australian-government-pumps-cash-into-great-barrier-reef-protection/">Australia/u2019s environment officials<\/strong><\/a> have announced that they will lobby against UNESCO adding the Great Barrier Reef to a list of endangered World Heritage sites.<\/p>\n<p>They argue the criticisms of inaction on climate change are outdated. The current government was elected to office in May this year, unseating the conservative incumbents who had been in power since 2013.<\/p>\n<h2>Is the In Danger designation a good or bad thing?<\/h2><p>According to Chartrand, the recognition of risk is welcome because the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//06//22//australia-against-move-to-list-great-barrier-reef-as-in-danger/">reef/u2019s struggle is being highlighted internationally.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, it could threaten funding to save the reef.<\/p>\n<p>\"The fact that this could hurt that perception of the state of the reef, I think that&#039;s a big concern for many,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Chartrand adds that grassroots efforts encouraging communities to get behind climate initiatives and pushes for government to take action are much easier if \u201cpeople feel like there\u2019s something to fight for\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf people are assuming the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//02//14//turtles-born-with-deformities-due-to-toxic-chemicals-in-the-great-barrier-reef/">reef is dead<\/strong><\/a> or threatened because it is already on the brink, I think it&#039;s going to make that a bigger challenge for us to get the backing that we need to ensure we have a reef in the future,\" she says.<\/p>\n<p>Feedback from <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2020//10//28//coral-reef-taller-than-the-empire-state-building-found-in-australia/">Australian officials,<\/strong><\/a> both at the federal and state level, will also be reviewed before UNESCO makes any official proposal to the World Heritage committee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//22//28//54//808x454_cmsv2_b606eb4f-d2cd-5bac-88fd-2efbb9996153-7222854.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/22\/28\/54\/384x216_cmsv2_b606eb4f-d2cd-5bac-88fd-2efbb9996153-7222854.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/22\/28\/54\/640x360_cmsv2_b606eb4f-d2cd-5bac-88fd-2efbb9996153-7222854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/22\/28\/54\/750x422_cmsv2_b606eb4f-d2cd-5bac-88fd-2efbb9996153-7222854.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/22\/28\/54\/828x466_cmsv2_b606eb4f-d2cd-5bac-88fd-2efbb9996153-7222854.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/22\/28\/54\/1080x608_cmsv2_b606eb4f-d2cd-5bac-88fd-2efbb9996153-7222854.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/22\/28\/54\/1200x675_cmsv2_b606eb4f-d2cd-5bac-88fd-2efbb9996153-7222854.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/22\/28\/54\/1920x1080_cmsv2_b606eb4f-d2cd-5bac-88fd-2efbb9996153-7222854.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The reef is home to thousands of different species of fish and coral life.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Why is the Great Barrier Reef under threat?<\/h2><p>Underwater <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//08//15//how-to-keep-your-pet-cool-in-a-heatwave-unusual-tips-from-frozen-food-to-brain-games/">heatwaves and cyclones - driven in part by runaway greenhouse gas emissions - have devastated some of the 3,000 coral reefs that make up the Great Barrier Reef.<\/p>\n<p>Pollution fouls its waters, and outbreaks of crown of thorns starfish have also ravaged this delicate ecosystem.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7218730,5059358\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2020//10//14//warming-has-killed-half-great-barrier-reef-corals-in-three-decades-study-reveals/">Warming has killed half Great Barrier Reef corals in three decades, study reveals<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//11//28//these-bizarre-creatures-live-deep-in-the-indian-ocean-theyve-been-photographed-for-the-fir/">These bizarre creatures live deep in the Indian ocean. They've been photographed for the first time<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Heat waves in recent years have driven corals to expel countless tiny organisms that power the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2020//08//31//dive-into-the-great-barrier-reef-at-monaco-s-underwater-exhibition/">reefs through photosynthesis, causing branches to lose their colour or \u201cbleach.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Without these algae, corals don\u2019t grow, can become brittle, and provide less food and shelter for the nearly 9,000 reef-dependent species.<\/p>\n<p>Powerful cyclones in the last decade have also smashed kilometres of corals.<\/p>\n<p>Each of these was a historic catastrophe in its own right, but without time to recover between events, the reef can&#039;t regrow.<\/p>\n<p>The Great Barrier Reef accounts for around 10 per cent of the world\u2019s coral reef ecosystems. 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They've been photographed for the first time","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"First photos of the bizarre creatures living deep in the Indian ocean","titleListing2":"These bizarre creatures live deep in the Indian ocean. They've been photographed for the first time","leadin":"From a \u2018voracious eel\u2019 to a cute batfish, these are the strange inhabitants of the ocean floor near the Cocos Keeling islands.","summary":"From a \u2018voracious eel\u2019 to a cute batfish, these are the strange inhabitants of the ocean floor near the Cocos Keeling islands.","keySentence":null,"url":"these-bizarre-creatures-live-deep-in-the-indian-ocean-theyve-been-photographed-for-the-fir","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"If you\u2019re scared of what lurks in the depths of the ocean, look away now. \n\nA host of strange new sea creatures have been discovered deep in the Indian ocean. \n\nIn an expedition to Australia\u2019s remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park, scientists from Museums Victoria research institute encountered weird and wonderful new animals - from a sharp-toothed lizard fish to a blind, gelatinous eel that gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs. \n\nOn their 35-day, 11,000 km journey, scientists scoured ancient sea mountains and canyons, collecting samples as far as 5 kilometres from the surface. \n\n\u201cWe have discovered an amazing number of potentially new species living in this remote marine park,\u201d said Museums Victoria Research Institute\u2019s Dr Tim O\u2019Hara, Chief Scientist of the expedition. \n\n\u201cWe are proud that our maps, data and images will be used by Parks Australia to manage the new marine park into the future.\u201d \n\nWhat animals did the scientists find in the deep? \n\nIt\u2019s often claimed that we know more about the surface of the moon than we do about the ocean floor. \n\nAppropriately, the new creatures do look truly extra-terrestrial. \n\n\u2018High fin lizard fish\u2019 are \u201cvoracious deep sea predators\u201d with mouths filled with razor sharp teeth. \n\nThis odd-looking animal is a hermaphrodite - it possesses both ovaries and testes simultaneously. \n\nThe Sloane\u2019s Viperfish is also described by Museums Victoria as \u2018voracious.\u2019 The fish has massive \u2018fangs\u2019 and rows of light organs to attract prey. \n\nNearby, the scientists located a previously unknown blind eel with loose, transparent, gelatinous skin. Most fish lay eggs - but this eel gives birth to live young. \n\nThe slender-snipe eel reaches up to a metre in length, but weighs just 50 grams. It is unable to close its curved jaws, lined with hooks to tear apart crustaceans . \n\nThey also discovered a type of deep sea flatfish with eyes on one side of its head. The creature has evolved this way in order to keep an eye out for predators while it lies on the seabed. \n\nMany of these animals look like something out of a horror movie - but not all. Researchers also found a bemused looking deep sea batfish, a tiny creature that ambles over the sea floor on arm-like fins. \n\nWhat else did the expedition uncover? \n\nThe research vessel (RV) Investigator - operated by CSIRO, Australia\u2019s national science agency - didn\u2019t just scour the ocean floor for strange looking creatures. \n\nThe team also produced three-dimensional images of the massive mountain underneath the Cocos (Keeling) Islands themselves, which has never been mapped in detail before. \n\nThe vast seamounts formed as giant volcanoes between 50 and 140 million years ago. Over time, they eroded into the seafloor - where they now host a rich ecosystem of ocean life. \n\nNelson Kuna, one of two Hydrographic Surveyors onboard from CSIRO, explained the importance of this work. \n\n\u201cWe\u2019ve used the full ocean depth mapping capabilities of RV Investigator to completely survey around the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, from coastal depths less than 100m all the way down to the abyss some 4,800m below,\u201d he said. \n\n\u201cThe data set now covers a substantial area of the new marine park and shows the Cocos (Keeling) Islands as the twin peaks of a massive seamount that rises nearly 5000m from the surrounding seafloor. \n\n\u201cIt\u2019s truly an honour to see, for the first time, these stunning features revealed from the deep.\u201d","htmlText":"<p>If you\u2019re scared of what lurks in the depths of the ocean, look away now.<\/p>\n<p>A host of strange new sea creatures have been discovered deep in the Indian ocean.<\/p>\n<p>In an expedition to Australia\u2019s remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park, scientists from Museums Victoria research institute encountered weird and wonderful new animals - from a sharp-toothed lizard <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//10//20//romanian-environmentalists-battle-to-save-rare-million-year-old-species-of-fish/">fish to a blind, gelatinous <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//04//29//europe-s-endangered-eels-what-s-been-done-to-save-a-miraculous-creature/">eel that gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs.<\/p>\n<p>On their 35-day, 11,000 km journey, scientists scoured ancient <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//11//10//ocean-calls-podcast-can-we-agree-on-how-to-govern-the-high-seas/">sea mountains and canyons, collecting samples as far as 5 kilometres from the surface.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have discovered an amazing number of potentially new species living in this remote marine park,\u201d said Museums Victoria <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//04//26//microplastics-are-everywhere-researchers-warn-of-dangers-to-marine-and-human-life/">Research Institute\u2019s Dr Tim O\u2019Hara, Chief Scientist of the expedition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud that our maps, data and images will be used by Parks Australia to manage the new marine park into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"6998292,6845068\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//09//06//natures-best-friend-scientists-train-dogs-to-sniff-out-dangerous-invasive-species/">Nature/u2019s best friend: Scientists train dogs to sniff out dangerous invasive species<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//07//13//japanese-sushi-experts-extremely-worried-about-future-of-cuisine-due-to-climate-crisis/">Japanese sushi experts \u2018extremely worried\u2019 about future of cuisine due to climate crisis<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>What animals did the scientists find in the deep?<\/h2><p>It\u2019s often claimed that we know more about the surface of the moon than we do about the ocean floor.<\/p>\n<p>Appropriately, the new creatures do look truly extra-terrestrial.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018High fin lizard fish\u2019 are \u201cvoracious deep sea predators\u201d with mouths filled with razor sharp teeth.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"ttps:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//07//26//marine-ecosystems-at-risk-as-temperatures-soar-in-the-mediterranean-sea/">odd-looking animal<\/strong><\/a> is a hermaphrodite - it possesses both ovaries and testes simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>The Sloane\u2019s Viperfish is also described by Museums Victoria as \u2018voracious.\u2019 The fish has massive \u2018fangs\u2019 and rows of light organs to attract prey.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//21//87//30//808x454_cmsv2_fbf567e6-e48b-5547-9401-3911d2050f4f-7218730.jpg/" alt=\"Museums Victoria &#47; 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Benjamin Heally<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nearby, the scientists located a previously unknown blind <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//11//30//is-a-european-eel-deal-the-only-way-to-save-this-endangered-species/">eel with loose, transparent, gelatinous skin. Most fish lay eggs - but this eel gives birth to live young.<\/p>\n<p>The slender-snipe eel reaches up to a metre in length, but weighs just 50 grams. It is unable to close its curved jaws, lined with hooks to tear apart <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//11//23//loved-my-octopus-teacher-then-you-ll-get-why-factory-farming-the-cephalopods-is-so-cruel/">crustaceans./n

They also discovered a type of deep <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//09//27//coastex-22-preparing-the-worst-scenarios-to-ensure-the-best-outcomes/">sea flatfish with eyes on one side of its head. The creature has evolved this way in order to keep an eye out for predators while it lies on the seabed.<\/p>\n<p>Many of these animals look like something out of a horror movie - but not all. Researchers also found a bemused looking deep sea batfish, a tiny creature that ambles over the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//05//31//managing-the-growing-number-of-non-indigenous-species-in-the-mediterranean-sea/">sea floor<\/strong><\/a> on arm-like fins.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//21//87//30//808x454_cmsv2_c8837b92-eea2-567b-8f2f-4b4edfe51a98-7218730.jpg/" alt=\"Museums Victoria &#47; Benjamin Heally\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/87\/30\/384x216_cmsv2_c8837b92-eea2-567b-8f2f-4b4edfe51a98-7218730.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/87\/30\/640x360_cmsv2_c8837b92-eea2-567b-8f2f-4b4edfe51a98-7218730.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/87\/30\/750x422_cmsv2_c8837b92-eea2-567b-8f2f-4b4edfe51a98-7218730.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/87\/30\/828x466_cmsv2_c8837b92-eea2-567b-8f2f-4b4edfe51a98-7218730.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/87\/30\/1080x608_cmsv2_c8837b92-eea2-567b-8f2f-4b4edfe51a98-7218730.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/87\/30\/1200x675_cmsv2_c8837b92-eea2-567b-8f2f-4b4edfe51a98-7218730.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/87\/30\/1920x1080_cmsv2_c8837b92-eea2-567b-8f2f-4b4edfe51a98-7218730.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Deep-sea batfishes that amble over the seafloor on their arm-like fins.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Museums Victoria &#47; Benjamin Heally<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"6766098,6964974\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//06//09//ugliest-fish-in-the-world-here-s-why-saving-odd-looking-species-from-extinction-is-crucial/">Ugliest fish in the world: Here\u2019s why saving odd-looking species from extinction is crucial<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//08//22//golden-algae-to-blame-for-river-oder-crisis-but-is-climate-change-the-real-culprit/">What is golden algae? German investigators may have solved the mystery of the Oder deaths\u2028<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>What else did the expedition uncover?<\/p>\n<p>The research vessel (RV) Investigator - operated by CSIRO, Australia\u2019s national science agency - didn\u2019t just scour the ocean floor for strange looking creatures.<\/p>\n<p>The team also produced three-dimensional images of the massive mountain underneath the Cocos (Keeling) Islands themselves, which has never been mapped in detail before.<\/p>\n<p>The vast seamounts formed as giant volcanoes between 50 and 140 million years ago. Over time, they eroded into the seafloor - where they now host a rich <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//05//31//costas-batargias-when-an-ecosystem-is-disturbed-it-gets-unbalanced/">ecosystem of ocean life.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson Kuna, one of two Hydrographic Surveyors onboard from CSIRO, explained the importance of this work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//21//87//30//808x454_cmsv2_8243ff2e-7dfa-5ec5-918a-8ad130eb6089-7218730.jpg/" alt=\"Museums Victoria &#47; Benjamin Heally\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/87\/30\/384x216_cmsv2_8243ff2e-7dfa-5ec5-918a-8ad130eb6089-7218730.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/87\/30\/640x360_cmsv2_8243ff2e-7dfa-5ec5-918a-8ad130eb6089-7218730.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/87\/30\/750x422_cmsv2_8243ff2e-7dfa-5ec5-918a-8ad130eb6089-7218730.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/87\/30\/828x466_cmsv2_8243ff2e-7dfa-5ec5-918a-8ad130eb6089-7218730.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/87\/30\/1080x608_cmsv2_8243ff2e-7dfa-5ec5-918a-8ad130eb6089-7218730.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/87\/30\/1200x675_cmsv2_8243ff2e-7dfa-5ec5-918a-8ad130eb6089-7218730.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/87\/30\/1920x1080_cmsv2_8243ff2e-7dfa-5ec5-918a-8ad130eb6089-7218730.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">This type of deepsea flatfish has eyes on one side of its head. The creature has evolved this way in order to keep an eye out for predators while it lies on the seabed.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Museums Victoria &#47; Benjamin Heally<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve used the full ocean depth mapping capabilities of RV Investigator to completely survey around the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, from <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//11//21//uk-towns-and-cities-that-could-be-underwater-by-2100-revealed-by-new-maps/">coastal depths less than 100m all the way down to the abyss some 4,800m below,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe data set now covers a substantial area of the new <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//01//29//australian-government-pumps-cash-into-great-barrier-reef-protection/">marine park<\/strong><\/a> and shows the Cocos (Keeling) Islands as the twin peaks of a massive seamount that rises nearly 5000m from the surrounding seafloor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s truly an honour to see, for the first time, these stunning features revealed from the deep.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1669642188,"publishedAt":1669644799,"updatedAt":1669644802,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2022\/11\/28\/these-bizarre-creatures-live-deep-in-the-indian-ocean-theyve-been-photographed-for-the-fir","programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/87\/30\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_d7247781-4d81-5953-90c4-bdd0bc8d2f55-7218730.jpg","altText":" \u2018High fin lizard fish\u2019 are \u201cvoracious deep sea predators\u201d with mouths filled with razor sharp teeth.","caption":" \u2018High fin lizard fish\u2019 are \u201cvoracious deep sea predators\u201d with mouths filled with razor sharp teeth.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Museums Victoria \/ Benjamin Heally","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/87\/30\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_8243ff2e-7dfa-5ec5-918a-8ad130eb6089-7218730.jpg","altText":"This type of deepsea flatfish has eyes on one side of its head. 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