Australia is home to some of the most iconic mammals in the world. Most people would easily recognize a kangaroo, koala, or maybe even a smiling quokka.
Plants & Animals
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Global warming will cause extreme sea levels to occur almost every year by the end of the century, impacting major coastlines worldwide, according to new research from an international team of scientists.
Environment
Aug 30, 2021
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The functionality of nanoparticles in a host of applications, including drug delivery and nano-optics, is often dictated by their mass and size. Measuring these properties simultaneously for the same nanoparticle has also ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 24, 2021
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Australian researchers have revealed how the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) obtains the essential nutrient, manganese, from our bodies, which could lead to better therapies to target what is a life-threatening, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 6, 2021
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Young clownfish living closest to shore are dying faster than those further offshore because they are being exposed to artificial lighting, says an international research team.
Plants & Animals
Jun 9, 2021
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Monotremes are among the world's strangest animals, mixing mammalian and reptilian characteristics in the one creature.
Evolution
Jun 9, 2021
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Professors Antoinette Tordesillas and Robin Batterham led the work over five years to develop and test the model SSSAFE (Spatiotemporal Slope Stability Analytics for Failure Estimation), which analyzes slope stability over ...
Earth Sciences
May 26, 2021
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In the critical battle against extinction, conservationists use a variety of tactics to try to save species.
Plants & Animals
May 20, 2021
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The combined effect of rapid ocean warming and the practice of targeting big fish is affecting the viability of wild populations and global fish stock says new research by the University of Melbourne and the University of ...
Evolution
Apr 21, 2021
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In the rugged province of Xieng Khoaung in upper northern Laos are scattered more than 2,000 large carved stone jars. They vary in size, with the biggest standing at just over 2.5 meters tall and weighing in at 30 tons. The ...
Archaeology
Apr 16, 2021
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