Rare boomerang collection from South Australia reveals a diverse past
New research has analyzed a rare collection of non-returning boomerangs from Kinipapa (Cooper Creek), near Innamincka in South Australia's far northeast.
New research has analyzed a rare collection of non-returning boomerangs from Kinipapa (Cooper Creek), near Innamincka in South Australia's far northeast.
Archaeology
Nov 3, 2021
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Australia has agreed to build a 20-kilogram (44-pound) semi-autonomous lunar rover for NASA to take to the moon as early as 2026 in search of oxygen.
Space Exploration
Oct 13, 2021
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A new study has shown for the first time how Australia's rich geological history is reflected deep below the Earth's surface.
Earth Sciences
Oct 8, 2021
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In a cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, an international team of researchers has unearthed a jawbone that represents the oldest human remains ever found in Wallacea. The group has published a paper describing their ...
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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New research by archaeologists has described rare shell artifacts discovered at Calperum Station and Murrawong (Glen Lossie) on the Murray River in South Australia.
Archaeology
Sep 17, 2021
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Century-old footage of the last known Tasmanian tiger in captivity has been brought to life by colourisation, offering a tantalising glimpse of the now-extinct creature.
Plants & Animals
Sep 7, 2021
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A team of researchers from Australia, Canada and the U.S. has found that female octopuses sometimes throw silt at males who are attempting to mate with them. The group has written a paper describing their observations and ...
A team of researchers at the University of Sydney has found that invasive cane toad tadpoles have given their species an advantage in Australia by eating the hatchlings of native toads. In their paper published in Proceedings ...
After two years of investigating the cause of death of a Fraser's dolphin that was stranded on Maui in 2018, researchers discovered a novel strain of morbillivirus, a marine mammal disease responsible for deadly outbreaks ...
Ecology
Aug 9, 2021
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