Become a beach scientist this summer and help monitor changing coastlines
When you arrive at your favorite beach these summer holidays, you may notice something different about the coast.
When you arrive at your favorite beach these summer holidays, you may notice something different about the coast.
Environment
Jan 5, 2024
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As each day passes, the need to protect Australia's environment grows more urgent. As noted in the most recent State of Environment Report in 2021, we are increasingly turning to "measures of last resort" to prevent species ...
Environment
Dec 27, 2023
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A large international team of astronomers and astrophysicists has found evidence showing that the Small Magellanic Cloud is not a single galaxy—it is actually two, one behind the other. The group has written a paper describing ...
New research from the Museums Victoria Research Institute has turned upside down our previous understanding of the evolution of the largest animals ever––baleen whales.
Plants & Animals
Dec 24, 2023
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Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences described 153 new animal, plant, and fungi species in 2023, enriching our understanding of Earth's biodiversity and strengthening our ability to regenerate the natural world. ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 21, 2023
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As the semi-arid Pilliga Scrub burns in New South Wales, many of us are thinking about fire once again. It's an El Niño summer in the hottest year on record. And there's a remarkable amount of grass drying out and ready ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 21, 2023
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Baleen whales are the titans of the ocean, the largest animals to have ever lived. The record holder is the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), which can reach lengths of up to 30 meters. That's longer than a basketball court.
Evolution
Dec 20, 2023
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For years large fossil fuel producers—including Australia—have expanded fossil fuel production while maintaining rhetorically that the world needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But global emissions are overwhelmingly ...
Environment
Dec 19, 2023
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One stormy November night in 2016, a horror story unfolded across Melbourne.
Environment
Dec 15, 2023
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Problem saltwater crocodiles are typically traveling between 100km and 200km to Darwin Harbor potentially in search of new resources or territories, according to a new study on the migration of the reptiles.
Plants & Animals
Dec 15, 2023
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