DNA testing Australian honey can reveal where it was produced and its main floral sources, according to research published today by Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, and partners at the University of Melbourne and ...
Evolution
Jun 9, 2021
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A chemical that the NSW government has recently partially banned in firefighting has been found in the pups of endangered Australian sea lions and in Australian fur seals.
Environment
May 10, 2021
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Australia, the driest inhabited continent, is prone to natural disasters and wild swings in weather conditions—from floods to droughts, heatwaves and bushfires.
Earth Sciences
May 7, 2021
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To look inside a stalagmite is to look back in time tens of thousands of years to see how the Earth's climate patterns have shaped the world we live in today.
Earth Sciences
Apr 23, 2021
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When it comes to friendships and rivalries, male dolphins know who the good team players are. New findings, published in Nature Communications by University of Bristol researchers, reveal that male dolphins form a social ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2021
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A Curtin University study has found the introduced European honeybee could lead to native bee population decline or extinction when colonies compete for the same nectar and pollen sources in urban gardens and areas of bush.
Plants & Animals
Apr 8, 2021
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Bone tools found in a well-known Kimberley cave site are more than 35,000 years old and among the oldest discovered in Australia, according to new research.
Archaeology
Apr 7, 2021
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Some large dams are having a serious impact on downstream platypus populations, an extensive three-year study by UNSW scientists has found.
Plants & Animals
Mar 19, 2021
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The unusual breeding history of the Earth's largest living lizard—the Komodo dragon—has been laid bare in a new study from The Australian National University.
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 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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