While kangaroos are easier to spot than many of Australia's more secretive native species, a suite of threats currently face these magnificent animals.
Plants & Animals
Mar 8, 2021
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A University of Melbourne led study has established how plants use their metabolism to tell time and know when to grow—a discovery that could help leverage growing crops in different environments, including different seasons, ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2021
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On hot summer days, the lucky ones among us can rely on air conditioning, fans or maybe even a swim to cope with high temperatures.
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2021
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A two-meter-long painting of a kangaroo in Western Australia's Kimberley region has been identified as Australia's oldest intact rock painting.
Archaeology
Feb 22, 2021
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Drilling a 270,000-year old core from a Tasmanian lake has provided the first Australian record of a major global event where the Earth's magnetic field 'switched'—and the opportunity to establish a precedent for developing ...
Archaeology
Feb 15, 2021
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A breakthrough by Australian climate modeling researchers has led to a deeper understanding of the micro-scale processes that melt Antarctic ice shelves from below.
Earth Sciences
Feb 11, 2021
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In the context of family relationships, women who use force generally do so because they want power rather than because they have power, according to new research.
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2021
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Micro-CT scanning and digital reconstructions have been used to compare the skulls of the Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) and wolf across their early development and into adulthood, establishing that not only did the thylacine ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 8, 2021
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Armed conflict activities increased in five countries during the first wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic says new research from the University of Melbourne.
Social Sciences
Dec 17, 2020
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As 2020 draws to a close, economists reflect on eight months of data tracking Australians' economic and social experiences of the pandemic.
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2020
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