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Barrier Reef downgrade decision postponed
UNESCO will decide in 2014 whether to add the reef to a list of World Heritage Sites in danger.
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News
Google Earth fuelling ‘armchair archaeology’
A new breed of archaeologists is using satellite imagery to unearth clues about past civilisations.
News
Rare late-season cyclone forms off Queensland
Cyclone Zane, off the coast of far north Queensland, is the tenth cyclone of the current season.
Nature & Wildlife
Bird-watchers use iPhones to track cockatoos
Sydney-siders have been asked to assist in tracking sulphur-crested cockatoos using an iPhone app.
Nature & Wildlife
Regent honeyeater population gets a boost
Captive-bred regent honeyeaters will be released into Victorian forests today to boost wild populations.
News
Gallery: Best photos ever captured of dying star
Scientists have captured highly detailed images of the demise of a giant star, the famous Supernova 1987A.
Nature & Wildlife
Giant squid all one species, study says
Scientists shocked to find the world’s giant squid all belong to one species – not 21 species as had been thought.
Nature & Wildlife
Tassie devil vaccine may be on the horizon
Scientists inch closer to preventing the facial tumour disease wiping out Tasmanian devils.
Nature & Wildlife
Bats can thrive after bushfire, study finds
Bat communities can sustain, and even increase, after fire, new research claims.
History & Culture
Aussies refuse to flood-proof homes: report
Australians aren’t learning lessons from recent flood disasters, a new report claims.