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As It Happens6:12Scientists find elusive golden mole for the 1st time in 87 yearsWhen a group of conservation scientists set off in search of a long-lost species of South Africa moles in 2021, their colleagues warned them not to get their hopes up.After all, the last time a scientist had seen a De Winton's golden mole was in 1936. What's more, the critically endangered species dwells entirely underground, and is extremely difficult to distinguish from other types of golden moles who share its habitat.But now, the team…

December 7, 20235 min readThe iridescent, blind De Winton’s golden mole was last seen in 1937 and later declared officially lost. But scientists have since rediscovered it by tracking its environmental DNABy The Conversation US & Samantha MynhardtDe Winton’s golden mole was rediscovered in November 2023 through environmental DNA tracking after not being sighted since 1937. The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.The De Winton’s golden…

A rare sightless golden mole, thought to be extinct for over 80 years, has been rediscovered in South Africa. De Winton’s golden mole was last spotted in 1936, and for the last 80-plus years, wildlife enthusiasts have tried to find evidence of the rare mole.Well, it seems all of their hard work has finally paid off, as the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) finally shared news of a rediscovery this week. According to a post shared by the EWT, the mole was found by dogs trained to sniff for it in South Africa. Unlike…

A rare animal that was thought to be extinct was unexpectedly found again by a dog.The animal in question, a shimmering mole that swims through sand, was just rediscovered almost 100 years after wildlife experts said it had disappeared forever.The species, called De Winton’s golden mole, was reportedly last seen in 1936 before being found again living on beaches on the northwest coast of South Africa.The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT)’s team along with experts from the University of Pretoria reportedly sampled soil in…

A team of conservationists have rediscovered a species of golden mole that hasn’t been seen in almost 90 years. The scientists tracked it to its home in the sand dunes of South Africa using environmental DNA (eDNA) and sniffer dogs.De Winton’s golden mole is an elusive species that had only ever been found in one small region – Port Nolloth, on the northwest coast of South Africa. As the name suggests, this cute little critter is blind, has an iridescent gold coat and spends most of its time underground. That habitat…

Khufiya, the upcoming spy-thriller from Vishal Bhardwaj, finally gets a trailer. After almost a year of teasers with characters staring off into the distance, Netflix's latest footage for its Tabu-led (Drishyam) film goes into detail about its espionage mission involving a mole within India's R&AW offices, selling sensitive data to the enemy. Much of the plot revolves around hard-nosed agent Krishna Mehra (played by Tabu), forced to juggle her dual identity as a spy and a lover to track down the suspect. Bhardwaj…

Dragonflight patch 10.1 comes to World Of Warcraft next week (May 2), and ahead of its release, developers from Blizzard Entertainment have sat down with NME to discuss how it worked to make the “cowboy mole people” Niffen feel like a natural addition to Azeroth. Earlier in the week, Blizzard shared a video detailing everything that fans can expect from patch 10.1. Besides a new raid and an extra zone, the video showcased the introduction of a new race — the subterranean mole-like Niffen — and the return of a snail…

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse on Apple TV Plus won Best Animated Short Film at the 95th Academy Awards - Apple’s only claim to an Oscar at the 2023 ceremony.The short film, adapted from Charlie Mackesy’s beautiful art book of the same name, is a film about friendship, love, and humanity that captured the hearts of a vast audience when it was released last Christmas. Speaking after the win, Zack Van Amburg, Apple’s head of Worldwide Video, said, “We are so proud of Charlie and the brilliant team who brought The…

Popular TV formats come and go like buses, and we’ve seen numerous ones over the years in the reality genre; from contestants suffering in the wilderness, to forced dating shows on romantic islands and more cooking shows than you can shake a baguette at.   Now, it seems we’re on to another gripping variant that has taken inspiration from one of lockdown’s biggest obsessions. Two shows of this nature have taken social media by storm – one on a global scale, and one for the UK nation. I’m of course talking about…

Netflix has revived a classic 2000’s reality series called The Mole. In the show, contestants compete in a series of tasks to build a prize pot of cash that only one person will take home at the end of the series.   However, among them is one imposter whose job is to sabotage the tasks and reduce the cash as much as possible. Each episode, the team members take a quiz about how much they know about the Mole – and the person who knows the least is kicked out of the competition.  With plenty of backstabbing, muck-ups…