News
How 9/11 shed light on stressed whales
Scientists have used the drop-off in shipping traffic after 9/11 to understand whale responses to noise.
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Biodiversity
Not many fish in the sea, scientists say
Despite the vast ocean volumes, most species of fish are found in freshwater lakes and rivers, new research shows.
Biodiversity
Fledgling success for peregrine falcon project
AG Society sponsored project helps bolster dwindling peregrine falcons numbers on the Gippsland Plains.
History & Culture
New threat to world’s largest rock art collection
Pilbara Aboriginal art faces new industrial threats, even though it’s been found worthy of World Heritage listing.
Biodiversity
New Gouldian finches found in Kimberley
Conservationists in WA’s Dampier Peninsula have discovered a breeding population of the rare Gouldian finch.
News
Moon mineral found in Western Australia
A rare mineral thought to exist only on the Moon’s surface has been discovered in WA’s Pilbara.
Biodiversity
Volunteer divers wanted in the Coral Sea
Conservationists are recruiting keen divers to help survey a remote spot of the Great Barrier Reef.
History & Culture
Australians awarded top photography prizes
Photographs from two Australians have been named winners in the prestigious Loupe Awards for 2011.
News
Gallery: Top photography prizes awarded to Australians
Photographs from two Australians have been named winners in the prestigious Loupe Awards for 2011.
News
Darwin boy’s find could rewrite history
A 500-year-old Portuguese gun has been found on an NT beach, and may suggest Europeans arrived earlier than thought.