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Biggest park in Cape York handed back
The biggest national park on the Cape York Peninsula has been handed back to its traditional owners.
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New tool predicts drought six months out
A new model can predict dry spells, which could provide authorities with advanced warning of impending droughts.
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Antarctic penguin takes wrong turn to NZ
A young emperor penguin has taken a big wrong turn to end up on a New Zealand beach.
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Herpes virus threatens endangered turtles
A herpes virus that causes tumors is killing endangered green turtles in Queensland.
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Boil water to charge your mobile
In the wake of the earthquake and tsunami, a Japanese company has invented a simple way to charge mobiles.
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Australia to build world’s biggest solar stations
Two of the world’s largest solar power stations will be built in Queensland and New South Wales.
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Australian ‘Spinosaur’ unearthed
The discovery of a vertebra confirms that carnivorous dinosaurs once roamed Australia.
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Fear of eclipse widespread in Aboriginal culture
In the past, indigenous communities considered eclipses to be omens of death, disease and sorcery.
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Planet discovered to go against the flow
Astronomers have discovered a planet that moves in the opposite direction to the spin of its star.
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Naming day for Australian radio telescope
Wajarri elders name the antennas of one of the world’s most powerful radio telescopes.