It’s funny how nature can conceal giants for a surprising amount of time. We humans are constantly searching for things, so how is it that Australia didn’t find its heaviest insect (a stick insect that’s really more of a log insect) until just this year? You might also be surprised to learn that it wasn’t until 2020 that they discovered their first new reef in 120 years , one that just happened to be taller than the Empire State Building. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Yes, this was the story that unfolded in the waters surrounding the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in Australia. The reef is made up of almost 3,000 individual reefs and gained its first extra member in over a century back in 2020.

It was happy news as th

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