Today, the lakes around Cape Town are brimming with water, but it was only a few years ago that South Africa's second-most populous city made global headlines as a multi-year drought depleted its reservoirs, impacting millions ...
Environment
Nov 9, 2020
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A 25-million-year-old eagle fossil found in South Australia adds to the long evolutionary history of raptors in Australia.
Paleontology & Fossils
Sep 27, 2021
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There are already plenty of mosquitoes in Australia. They bring pest and public health risks to many parts of the country.
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2022
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The nine years spanning 2013-2021 all rank among the 10 hottest on record, according to an annual report a US agency released Thursday, the latest data underscoring the global climate crisis.
Environment
Jan 15, 2022
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Rain and thunderstorms doused long-burning bushfires across much of eastern Australia Saturday, but they also brought a new threat of flooding in some areas.
Environment
Jan 18, 2020
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Dingoes are often demonized as a danger to livestock, while many consider them a natural and essential part of the environment. But is our most controversial wild species actually native to Australia?
Plants & Animals
Dec 6, 2021
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Analysis of Riversleigh fossils has revealed fascinating new facts about a tiny possum's ancestors. Scientists have long known that the miniature feather-tailed possums in Australia and the island of New Guinea—members ...
Evolution
Oct 5, 2023
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When people arrived in Australia more than 65,000 years ago, they landed on shores that are now deep under water. The first footprints on this continent took place on these now-submerged landscapes.
Archaeology
Aug 31, 2021
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The first widespread census of the genetic diversity of common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) populations living along 3000km of Australia's southern coastline has raised key pointers for future conservation efforts.
Plants & Animals
Jul 12, 2022
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Millions of fish have washed up dead in southeastern Australia in a die-off that authorities and scientists say is caused by depleted oxygen levels in the river after recent floods and hot weather.
Ecology
Mar 19, 2023
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