New research has revealed that the process of 'peopling' the entire continent of Sahul—the combined mega continent that joined Australia with New Guinea when sea levels were much lower than today—took 10,000 years.
Archaeology
Feb 3, 2023
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Conservationists at a UK zoo have captured the moment a rare tree kangaroo popped out of its mother's pouch for the first time, part of research aimed at helping the endangered species survive in the wild.
Plants & Animals
Jan 26, 2023
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The Earth's deep-sea trenches are some of the least explored places on Earth—as they are very difficult to access, are pitch black and the pressure is extremely high. Collecting samples and making reliable measurements ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 21, 2022
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In 1989, distinguished Australian geographer Gerard Ward wrote that the Pacific was emptying out. As people on smaller islands left to seek opportunity elsewhere, the region risked becoming Earth's empty quarter. He wrote:
Social Sciences
Dec 1, 2022
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One of the main advantages of signing a waiver is the finality that it brings to what could potentially be protracted legal proceedings.
Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2022
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A September expedition to Papua New Guinea confirmed via video the existence of the black-naped pheasant pigeon, a critically endangered species that has not been reported for 140 years.
Plants & Animals
Nov 18, 2022
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A chocolate treefrog that looks like a Freddo. Burrowing frogs which live in trees. Long-nosed frogs named after Pinocchio. Frogs which go straight from egg to froglet without stopping at tadpole. And large treefrogs which ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 9, 2022
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For most of Australia's human past sea levels were lower than they are today. Australia's mainland was connected to Papua New Guinea and Tasmania as part of a larger landmass called "Sahul".
Ecology
Oct 21, 2022
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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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You're probably familiar with the sight of a lillipilly bush. This hardy Australian staple—a glossy evergreen bearing powder-puff flowers and clusters of bright berries—features in many a garden hedge.
Plants & Animals
Sep 30, 2022
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