In eastern Australia, the arrival of the summer holidays has traditionally been heralded by big iridescent beetles known as Christmas beetles due to their appearance during the Christmas season.
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2023
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With land clearance, bushfires, weeds and climate change, small pockets of native vegetation are important for future plant and animal conservation—but do plants in small reserves struggle with reduced habitat for both ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 27, 2023
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Have you noticed many Australian landscapes, like the outback and our deserts, are brown and orange? This is especially easy to see when looking at a satellite image. Australia's red center is colored by an abundant mineral ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 21, 2023
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Australia's only vulture, and a fearsome extinct eagle, are among the earliest recorded birds of prey from the Pleistocene period more than 50,000 years ago—and now Flinders University researchers are bringing them to life ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Nov 16, 2023
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An airborne fraction of soil, or dust, contains biological and chemical "signatures" that act as a fingerprint to a specific location. Australian forensic science experts, led by Flinders University, have highlighted the ...
Biotechnology
Nov 14, 2023
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Scientists have used bobtail lizards to create the world's first database of "odors" from a living animal.
Plants & Animals
Nov 13, 2023
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When you went out today, did you see any birds? A galah perhaps, or a crow?
Plants & Animals
Nov 13, 2023
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In October and November, horrified beachgoers often find dead and dying muttonbirds washing up in an event called a seabird "wreck."
Plants & Animals
Nov 10, 2023
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The exciting discovery of three new species of a small Australian marsupial has been tempered by the sad fact that each of the newly identified species of mulgara is likely already extinct.
Paleontology & Fossils
Oct 25, 2023
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Eight billion years ago, something happened in a distant galaxy that sent an incredibly powerful blast of radio waves hurtling through the universe.
Astronomy
Oct 22, 2023
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