Science & Environment
Another small moon for Pluto…
Pluto may have been dumped from the planet club, but astronomers have just discovered it’s one up on moons.
Science & Environment
Australia’s worst earthquakes
Australia has experienced few big earthquakes, but some of them have caused great devastation. Here are the 10 most significant in recent history.
Science & Environment
Aussie scientists helped discover ‘God particle’
Australians were part of the team behind the discovery of the Higgs boson, a great breakthrough in modern physics.
Science & Environment
Australia’s most poisonous plants
They may seem innocuous, but some plants can be deadly. Here are 9 of the most poisonous plants in Australia.
Science & Environment
Gallery: The most poisonous plants in Australia
They may seem innocuous, but some plants can be deadly. Here are some of the most poisonous in Australia.
Biodiversity
Devil tumour disease a parasite, say experts
The infectious cancer afflicting Tasmanian devils displays many of the properties of a parasitic organism.
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Giant bony-toothed bird fossil found
A bizarre bony-toothed, giant bird fossil, with a 5m wingspan, has been discovered in Victoria.
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Aussie Banjo dinosaur had giant claw
Australia’s dinosaur predator, dubbed ‘Banjo’, has a giant claw it used to keep a grip on prey, scientists have found.
Biodiversity
Gunnedah may hold key to reversing koala decline
Home to one of the only growing koala populations in NSW, Gunnedah shows that land restoration can be a win-win.
Science & Environment
The mysterious world of seadragons
They are little-known but incredibly fascinating creatures of the ocean. Meet our endemic seadragons.