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Seven new species of Australian spider discovered
Scientists have discovered seven new Australian spiders, including a new tarantula, in the Northern Territory
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Thornbill scares off predator by mimicking hawk warning
A tiny Australian bird scares off predators by imitating a warning call for a bigger predator
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CSIRO scientist the first female to win nanoscience prize
An Australian nanoscientist has become the first female in the world, and only person in the Southern Hemisphere, to win the Nobel Prize of the nanoscience world: the Feynman Prize
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Mysterious illness wiping out turtles
A mysterious and deadly virus is setting the Bellinger River snapping turtle on a bleak trajectory toward extinction
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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.