Science & Environment
Australia’s most destructive cyclones: a timeline
In terms of intensity and damage wrought, these are some of the worst cyclones to have hit Australia in recent history.
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Did Aboriginal Australians hold the answer to our bushfire problem?
Aboriginal fire management should be part of the solution to destructive bushfires, argues David Bowman, a Professor of Environmental Change Biology at the University of Tasmania.
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How to cyclone-proof your house
Breezy with a sturdy core – that’s the trick to houses that can withstand cyclone-force winds.
Science & Environment
Coral reef deaths: mystery solved
Scientists have finally solved a historic mystery behind the deaths of two Queensland coral reefs.
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GALLERY: The heart and soul of our galaxy
In swirling clouds of hydrogen, helium and oxygen, nebulae form our galaxy’s “heart and soul”. All of these elements combine and attract each other to forge together and create stars. As well as being baby star factories, nebulae come in fantastic shapes and colours. ‘Pareidolia’ is a human tendency to see faces and other shapes where there are none – like what you do when cloud watching. These cosmic clouds also take on a number of recognisable shapes, including two of the best recognised, nicknamed the Heart and Soul nebulae. Anne Johnston spoke to astrophotographer Terry Hancock about his passion for these cosmic beauties.
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Meet ‘Big Boy’ the funnel-web spider
An enormous Sydney funnel-web spider has been handed in to have its venom ‘milked’, to help with the production of anti-venom.
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Does Zika virus pose a threat to Australia?
The emergence of a little-known virus, Zika, from an African forest, is the latest to alarm the public.
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Searching for ‘Planet Nine’
Somewhere out there could be a giant new planet in our solar system: so where is it?
Biodiversity
From extinct to 13,000 hatchlings
Once classified as extinct, the Lord Howe Island stick insect is now thriving in captive breeding – but more work is needed before they are no longer critically endangered.
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How the Japanese tsunami sent marine invaders across the ocean
The 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami is still wreaking havoc, sending hundreds of invasive species travelling on debris across the world’s oceans.