Science & Environment
Tsunami warning: why prediction is so hard
Predicting tsunamis is a complex task, but scientists’ efforts in improving warning times are saving lives.
Biodiversity
Rare corroboree frog given second chance
Scientists are returning hundreds of corroboree frog eggs to the wild in the hope of boosting the population.
Nature & Wildlife
The miracle of flight
Birds, bats and bugs fly, but how? We take an in-depth look at the mechanics of flight.
Biodiversity
OPINION: Australia’s rivers traded into trouble
Flawed water-trading systems are choking our formerly mighty river systems to death, says Mike Young.
Science & Environment
Australia gets a new predatory dinosaur
Ceratosaurs have been found around the world but were “strangely absent” in Australia before now, say experts.
Science & Environment
Horse domestication began 6000 years ago
Domestication of horses has been traced back to 6000 years ago, according to a new study.
Science & Environment
Windy dinosaurs warmed the planet
Methane from flatulent dinosaurs may have caused prehistoric global warming, say researchers.
Science & Environment
Did dingo attacks drive the Tassie tiger extinct?
A size estimate of mainland thylacines shows they were smaller and more vulnerable than their Tasmanian cousins.
Science & Environment
Black hole caught swallowing red giant star
A supermassive black hole has been caught in the act of swallowing up a red giant star.
Biodiversity
Splitting Australia’s koala in two
A new ruling solves a complex problem with the conservation of this iconic Aussie species, says Chris Johnson.