For millions of years, the Murray River has flowed from the Australian Alps across the inland plains, winding through South Australia before emptying into the ocean. But the final leg of its journey once looked vastly different.
Earth Sciences
May 6, 2020
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Dolphins and porpoises are welcome features of Australia's coastline however little is known about the predation risk they face from sharks in their habitat.
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2023
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Research published in Nature warns that rising seas will devastate coastal habitats, using evidence from the last Ice Age.
Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2023
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Animal borne cameras now give scientists unprecedented access into the visual world of animals, including the life and death struggles of hunters and their prey.
Ecology
Jun 7, 2022
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Two Indigenous Australian activists are fighting to save 40,000-year-old sacred rock art in Western Australia from pollution and plans for a major gas project.
Archaeology
Jul 6, 2022
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Slime has been present on Earth for a very long time—almost 2 billion years, according to a recent reassessment of fossil evidence.
Paleontology & Fossils
Oct 10, 2019
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It is low tide at the end of the wet season in Broome, Western Australia. Shorebirds feeding voraciously on worms and clams suddenly get restless.
Ecology
May 25, 2020
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Fast radio bursts are one of the great mysteries of the universe. Since their discovery, we have learned a great deal about these intense millisecond-duration pulses.
Astronomy
Feb 11, 2021
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Australia has a global reputation as a land full of danger, where seemingly everything is out to kill you. Crocodiles lurk in estuaries, large spiders hide in bathrooms, and we share our suburbs with some of the world's most ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2022
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The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has just declared a La Niña in the tropical Pacific.
Environment
Nov 24, 2021
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