Mole study shows anyone can be backyard scientist
Scientific findings are awaiting discovery in your backyard. The requirement? A keen sense of observation and patience.
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Endangered Australasian marsupials are ancient survivors of climate change
In a new paper, published in Scientific Reports, an international team of researchers has analysed fossils and DNA from living and recently extinct species to show that conservation sensitive Australasian marsupials are much ...
Archaeology
Nov 24, 2016
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New tiny species of extinct Australian marsupial lion named after Sir David Attenborough
The fossil remains of a new tiny species of marsupial lion which prowled the lush rainforests of northern Australia about 18 million years ago have been unearthed in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area of remote north-western ...
Archaeology
Aug 23, 2016
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Elbows of extinct marsupial lion suggest unique hunting style
Scientists from the Universities of Bristol and Málaga have proposed that the long extinct marsupial lion hunted in a very unique way - by using its teeth to hold prey before dispatching them with its huge claws.
Archaeology
Aug 16, 2016
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Mighty marsupial lion claws its way out of the darkness
Flinders University palaeontologists have cast new light on the behaviour of Australia's fearsome marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex) – one of the most unique meat-eating mammals ever to have lived.
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Feb 17, 2016
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Koala shows it's cool to be a tree hugger
Australia's cuddly koala rarely drinks water and doesn't have any sweat glands, long leaving scientists to wonder how it cools off in a heatwave.
Plants & Animals
Jun 4, 2014
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Extinct kitten-sized hunter discovered
A Case Western Reserve University student and his mentor have discovered an ancient kitten-sized predator that lived in Bolivia about 13 million years ago—one of the smallest species reported in the extinct order Sparassodonta.
Archaeology
May 8, 2014
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Extinct carnivorous marsupial may have hunted prey larger than itself
The reconstruction of an extinct meat-eating marsupial's skull, Nimbacinus dicksoni, suggests that it may have had the ability to hunt vertebrate prey exceeding its own body size, according to results published April 9, 2014, ...
Archaeology
Apr 9, 2014
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Research shows wallabies lose on the pokies
(Phys.org) —Biologists have discovered that a wallaby's perception of colour is more similar to a dog than a quokka, sparking questions as to why marsupial colour vision has evolved so selectively.
Plants & Animals
Jan 30, 2014
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Trypanosoma parasite linked to woylie decline
New research led by Murdoch University's School of Veterinary and Life Sciences suggests the catastrophic decline of the endangered woylie may be linked to common infections with Trypanosoma parasites.
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Nov 27, 2013
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