History & Culture
‘Expect the unexpected’: Koala rescued after scaling NSW lighthouse
Well, you don’t see this every day. A lighthouse keeper came back from a night swim to see a koala scaling the tower.
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Endangered Australian frogs persist despite bushfire catastrophe
The FrogID app has helped keep track of rare and threatened species of frog following this year’s devastating bushfires.
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Octopus scientists love ‘My Octopus Teacher’ just as much as you do
We asked a couple of Australian octopus experts about their thoughts on My Octopus Teacher.
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The iconic Komodo dragon may be in danger. Here’s why
Scientists have, for the first time, predicted how Komodo dragons, the world’s largest lizard, will be impacted by climate change.
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Humpbacks ocean-bound after ‘unprecedented’ detour in Kakadu river
Two humpback whales are back at sea after their startlingly unexpected early-September appearance in Kakadu’s East Alligator River left marine scientists scratching their heads.
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Scientists discover mass extinction event that heralded dawn of the dinosaurs
Geologists and palaeontologists generally agree on a roster of five mass extinction events, but now it may become six.
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The Gympie-Gympie stinging tree contains the same toxins as that of spiders and scorpions, scientists find
If you’ve ever been stung by a Gympie-Gympie, no, you weren’t overreacting. Its venom is a lot like that of a spider and cone snail.
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New coins celebrate Indigenous astronomy
Two new coins have been released by the Royal Australian Mint to celebrate the astronomical knowledge and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Vale John Rumney
John Rumney was a true pioneer of ecotourism on the Great Barrier Reef and one of the region’s great characters.
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Regent parrots thriving in SA wetland
Banrock Station’s Ramsar site is bringing in the birds – 191 species of them.