Today's image of southern Australia showing New South Wales and Victoria shows a series of controlled fires.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

May 13, 2013 not rated yet 0

Today's image of southern Australia shows a combination of both planned fires and some bushfires.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

May 02, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Cryptic comments seem to have an ambiguous, obscure or hidden meaning. In biology, cryptic species are outwardly indistinguishable groups whose differences are hidden inside their genes.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 12, 2013 4.5 / 5 (2) 1 |

Researchers have shown that part of Australia's rich plant diversity was wiped out by the ice ages, proving that extinction, instead of evolution, influences biodiversity.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 12, 2013 4.7 / 5 (3) 1 |

Australia's southern island of Tasmania has experienced its hottest day since records began, with the capital Hobart sweltering at 41.8 Celsius (107.2 Fahrenheit) on Friday.

Space & Earth - Environment

Jan 04, 2013 4.3 / 5 (3) 1

Australia has 96 critically endangered animal species, listed below. Over the coming months, we will be publishing a profile of each of them, looking at the threats to their survival, what's being done to ...

Biology - Ecology

Dec 06, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

On Nov. 13, 2012, a narrow corridor in the southern hemisphere experienced a total solar eclipse. The corridor lay mostly over the ocean but also cut across the northern tip of Australia where both professional ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Nov 14, 2012 not rated yet 0

A decline in April-May rainfall over south-east Australia is associated with a southward expansion of the subtropical dry-zone according to research published today in Scientific Reports, a primary research journal from t ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Oct 03, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 5

Swift predators are common in the animal world but are rare in the plant kingdom. New research shows that Drosera glanduligera, a small sundew from southern Australia, deploys one of the fastest and most s ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 26, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 0 |

(Phys.org) -- In order to pass on their genes, southern dumpling squid engage in up to three hours of mating with each partner, but University of Melbourne researchers have found that this results in a reduced ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jul 18, 2012 1 / 5 (3) 3 |

A mystery liver disease thought to be caused by introduced weeds is causing hairy-nosed wombats in southern Australia to go bald and die, researchers said Tuesday.

Biology - Ecology

May 15, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Researchers in Australia say they have pinpointed key factors in the early ripening of grapes, providing potential answers for wine growers threatened by global warming.

Space & Earth - Environment

Feb 26, 2012 3.8 / 5 (4) 3

A recent study conducted for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has determined that 20 percent of hagfish species are at an elevated risk of extinction*. Scientists warn that this figure could be much ...

Biology - Ecology

Jul 29, 2011 4.3 / 5 (6) 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Decreasing autumn and winter rainfall over southern Australia has been attributed to a 50-year decrease in the average intensity of storms in the region – a trend which is forecast to ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jul 04, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 3

A wildfire towering up to 18 metres (60 feet) high bore down on homes in Australia's western Outback on Monday, officials said, urging residents to flee.

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 01, 2010 5 / 5 (3) 0