Science & Environment
Warming world threatens plant diversity
The botanical riches of countries including Australia could be hit hard as temperatures rise, a new study warns.
Nature & Wildlife
Whale research mission returns from Antarctica
Scientists attest to a successful study of the behaviour of whales in Antarctic waters.
Science & Environment
World’s tallest flowering plant more fire-proof than thought
The mountain ash, Australia’s tallest tree, is better equipped to regenerate after fire than previously assumed.
Nature & Wildlife
Horny beetles battle for dung
Competition between horned female dung beetles promotes evolution in their weaponry, a study has shown.
Science & Environment
Oldest Australian DNA etched from eggshells
Fossilised eggshell from extinct giant birds reveal the oldest DNA traces of Australian fauna ever discovered.
Science & Environment
How Australians are making it rain
Cloud seeding is a controversial technique to generate rain. But does it work and what are the consequences?
Science & Environment
Where are all the stars?
As Earth Hour approaches, urban light pollution interrupts the visibility of stars.
Science & Environment
Traces of Earth’s first rocks found in WA
Rocks found in the central part of the Australian tectonic plate help to fill a 500-million-year gap in our knowledge of the Earth’s early history.
Science & Environment
Giant prehistoric snake snacked on baby dinosaurs
Dino-era relative of Aussie snakes enjoyed hatchlings, over easy.
Science & Environment
Crickets found to pollinate plants
In a world first, a cricket is found helping a plant to reproduce.