Science & Environment
Experts hope LHC will help explain dark matter
Space mysteries are closer to being uncovered thanks to findings of the Large Hadron Collider.
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Strange and unusual cloud formations
Clouds help us predict weather, but these phenomena can take on weird and wonderful forms.
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Botanist brothers uncover new Kimberley species
Intrepid botanist brothers Matt and Russell Barrett fly into our most remote regions to find new plant species.
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Tsunami warning: why prediction is so hard
Predicting tsunamis is a complex task, but scientists’ efforts in improving warning times are saving lives.
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OPINION: Australia’s rivers traded into trouble
Flawed water-trading systems are choking our formerly mighty river systems to death, says Mike Young.
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Why was there was no tsunami this time?
Though the Indonesian earthquake on Wednesday was huge, it didn’t generate much of a tsunami. Why?
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Algal blooms: a colourful danger
Algal blooms cause serious, even fatal, problems in our waterways, but we know little about what causes them.
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Gallery: Lake Eyre great in green
Photographer Peter Elfes captures the continuing green flush at Lake Eyre, following unprecedented flooding.
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Lake Eyre spectacular in green
Photographer Peter Elfes captures the continuing green flush at Lake Eyre, following unprecedented flooding.
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Visions of science: best images awarded
Deadly cucumber skin and a ‘two-dimensional’ compound feature in the best science photos of 2011.