Where did the Earth's oxygen come from? New study hints at an unexpected source
The amount of oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere makes it a habitable planet.
Earth Sciences
Nov 29, 2022
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Study sheds light on geographic patterns in koala disease fight
University of Queensland virologists are a step closer to understanding a mysterious AIDS-like virus that is impacting koala populations differently across state lines.
Ecology
Nov 29, 2022
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How metal-munching microbes help the rare, toxic element tellurium circulate in the environment
New technologies often mean elements start moving through the environment in new ways. Take lead plumbing: it helped provide access to fresh water for the masses, but left a toxic legacy that remains to this day.
Ecology
Nov 15, 2022
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Scientists say sea-level changes formed Australia's K'Gari Sand Island, Great Barrier Reef
How did the world's largest sand island K'gari, the indigenous name for eastern Australia's Fraser Island, along with the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef, come to be? Little is known about the formation ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2022
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Platypus populations impacted by large river dams are more vulnerable to threats
The platypus is possibly the most irreplaceable mammal existing today. They have a unique combination of characteristics, including egg-laying despite being mammals, venomous spurs in males, electroreception for locating ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 3, 2022
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Endangered birds can be protected from predators with chemical camouflage
Researchers used artificial nests to test two methods for reducing the nest predation of vulnerable and endangered ground-nesting birds. The study showed that red foxes can be more easily deceived into not eating bird eggs ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 20, 2022
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Model suggests Indian Ocean Dipole changes are reducing wheat yields in Australia
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in China and Australia attributes reduced rainfall on Australian wheat fields to disruptions to the Indian Ocean Dipole due to climate change. The study is published ...
Lizards with 'outgoing' personalities are better invaders
A new international study led by Monash University biologists has found that behavior influences the success of an invasive species.
Plants & Animals
Oct 12, 2022
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Reign of Papua New Guinea's megafauna lasted long after humans arrived
A giant kangaroo that once roamed on four legs through remote forests in the Papua New Guinea Highlands may have survived as recently as 20,000 years ago—long after large-bodied megafauna on mainland Australia went extinct, ...
Ecology
Oct 7, 2022
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Oil and gas exploration and production threaten great desert river systems
A new study identifies major environmental concerns for the Lake Eyre Basin rivers, among the most pristine in the world.
Earth Sciences
Oct 4, 2022
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