As they kick off their careers, young people often have to navigate a maze of short-term and casual jobs.
Economics & Business
Apr 22, 2024
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A new study from Charles Darwin University (CDU), Monash University and The University of Newcastle has presented almost 100,000 estimates of groundwater recharge rates across Australia, by far the largest known database ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 18, 2024
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Once, while teaching a class of environmental science students in China's Hebei University of Science and Technology, I asked who knew what a laughing kookaburra was. There were many blank faces. Then I tilted my head, much ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 18, 2024
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For the second year in a row, over 100 hammerheads have gathered at one of Australia's busiest beaches, Burleigh Beach in the Gold Coast.
Plants & Animals
Apr 16, 2024
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Perth has just had its driest six months on record, while Western Australia sweltered through its hottest summer on record. Those records are remarkable in their own right. But these records are having real consequences.
Environment
Apr 15, 2024
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Non-perennial rivers, which stop flowing at some point each year, dominate surface water movement across Australia, yet monitoring the continued health of these vital waterways demands a new type of research attention.
Environment
Apr 10, 2024
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Fire is an important part of plant life in Australia, influencing where plants grow and how abundant a species will be.
Plants & Animals
Apr 4, 2024
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NASA said Tuesday it was analyzing an object that crashed from the sky into a Florida man's home—which could well be a piece of debris jettisoned from the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Apr 3, 2024
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Coastal transgressive dunefields are on the march in South Australia—retreating inland from an angry ocean at an alarming rate. Yet while this occurs in plain sight, communities are largely oblivious to long-term coastal ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 2, 2024
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Australia could soon see megadroughts that last for more than 20 years, according to new modeling from The Australian National University (ANU) and the ARC Center of Excellence for Climate Extremes.
Earth Sciences
Apr 2, 2024
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