From Kakadu to Uluru and the Great Barrier Reef, to Sydney Opera House and the convict sites, Australia's list of World Heritage places is incredibly diverse. Each site represents the culture, nature and history of this land, ...
Environment
Feb 6, 2024
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Saltwater crocodiles are large predators that lurk in muddy waters, with jaws powerful enough to attack anything from water buffalo to humans... but they are also just big chilled-out lounge-lizards who love to sunbake.
Plants & Animals
Nov 3, 2023
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A Charles Darwin University (CDU) study shows for the first time how animal biodiversity can be measured for assessing how well an ecosystem has been restored.
Plants & Animals
Jul 26, 2023
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One of the conclusions of this week's shocking State of the Environment report is that climate change is lengthening Australia's bushfire seasons and raising the number of days with a fire danger rating of "very high" or ...
Environment
Jul 22, 2022
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Researchers have developed a way to detect the presence of rock art in remote, hard-to-reach areas in Australia's rugged landscapes using Machine Learning (ML) methods.
Archaeology
Jun 27, 2022
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A humpback whale has found its way back to sea weeks after getting lost in a murky, crocodile-infested river in northern Australia, while an estimated 270 pilot whales became stranded in the country's south.
Ecology
Sep 21, 2020
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Marine authorities were puzzling on Monday over how to persuade at least one wayward humpback whale to leave a murky, crocodile-infested river in northern Australia and continue an annual migration to Antarctica.
Ecology
Sep 14, 2020
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A trio of humpback whales—usually bound for Antarctica this time of year—took a wrong turn, heading up a crocodile-infested north Australian river with scientists hoping Saturday they will all return to the sea safely.
Ecology
Sep 12, 2020
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Can a uranium mine be rehabilitated to the environmental standards of a national park and World Heritage site?
Environment
May 7, 2019
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Maintaining existing conservation areas might be a more cost-effective investment than expansion, according to new research led by The University of Queensland.
Environment
Apr 29, 2019
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