Study links heavy rainfall decline to drought
A new study has linked subtle changes in the wettest weather to the occurrence of drought across Australia.
A new study has linked subtle changes in the wettest weather to the occurrence of drought across Australia.
Earth Sciences
Nov 23, 2022
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Koalas—designated an endangered species in NSW, ACT and Queensland—are abundant in some parts of South Australia and Victoria, with Flinders University researchers now assessing whether their success in southern Australia ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 25, 2022
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A world-class collaborative research project has found that the Australian population of southern right whales is calving less frequently and fewer whales visited Australia's coastlines this whale season than expected, putting ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 5, 2022
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As the planet heats up, many marine plants and animals are moving locations to keep pace with their preferred temperatures. In the Southern Hemisphere, this means species are setting up home further south.
Ecology
Aug 29, 2022
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The maximum summer temperature and the amount of rainfall in summer are the two climate factors that determine the type of native grass that grows in a region, Australian researchers have found in a recent study.
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2022
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Scientists have put a dollar figure on the cost of recovery and restoration of native flora and fauna after the 2019–2020 summer bushfires.
Environment
Aug 16, 2022
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NASA's first-ever launch from a commercial site outside of the United States blasted off from Australia's Outback late Sunday, in a "historic" moment for the country's space industry.
Space Exploration
Jun 27, 2022
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NASA will launch a research rocket from remote northern Australia this month in the agency's first blast off from a commercial space port outside the United States.
Space Exploration
Jun 8, 2022
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Anyone living in the southeast of Australia will have noticed the chill that has set in the last few days. After relatively mild conditions last week, an early blast of winter has arrived.
Environment
Jun 1, 2022
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For decades, paleobotanist David Greenwood has collected fossil plants from Australia—some so well preserved it's hard to believe they're millions of years old. These fossils hold details about the ancient world in which ...
Paleontology & Fossils
May 31, 2022
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