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World Science Festival comes to Brisbane in 2016
In a coup for Brisbane, the river city has secured the World Science Festival in 2016, the first time it’s ever been held outside of New York
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Everest avalanche captured on video
The terrifying moment that a deadly avalanche hit Mt Everest Base Camp was caught on film.
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Leadbeater’s possum given Critically Endangered status
Victoria’s animal emblem have been given the highest endangered status to save it from extinction
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Wingsuit first over Grand Canyon achieved
Aussie couple Glenn Singleman and Heather Swan have become among the first to wingsuit over the USA’s Grand Canyon
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Echidna puggle on the road to recovery
After being accidentally struck and dug out of its burrow, a baby echidna is recovering well, thanks to the staff at Taronga
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Citizen scientists help shark conservation
Shark researchers in Perth are recruiting the public to gather shark sighting data.
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Aussie wingsuit flyers get ready for Grand Canyon
Australian wingsuit pilots have made a five-person flight over California in preparation for their Grand Canyon crossing
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No-fishing zones breed stronger fish
Numbers of fish in no-take zones of the Great Barrier Reef have increased to levels not seen since European colonisation of Australia.
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Total lunar eclipse in Australia, 4 April 2015
The last total lunar eclipse to be seen in Australia for three years will show a blood moon for Easter
Nature & Wildlife
Meet Sparklemuffin and Skeletor, new Australian peacock spiders
Tiny and distinctly Australian, the peacock spider family is so named for the amazing courtship dances and brightly pattered flaps of the males. Scientists have recently named two new species from southern Queensland and one from the Sydney Museum archives. Unofficially, they’ve been nicknamed Sparklemuffin, Skeletor and Elephant spider.