Old floods show Brisbane’s next big wet might be closer than we think
Research based on palaeological flood records suggests floods as big as those that hit Brisbane in 2011 may be more common than we think.
Research based on palaeological flood records suggests floods as big as those that hit Brisbane in 2011 may be more common than we think.
2017 is looking to be a spectacular year for meteor showers. So here’s what to look out for in both the northern and southern skies.
Behind the scenes photographing a living giant – an 84m swamp gum in the depths of Tasmania’s forests, home of the world’s tallest flowering plants.
Homo sapiens – wise human – is no longer an accurate or valid description for the creature we have become, says science writer Julian Cribb. Is it time to change our name?
New research reveals it is bacteria, not micro algae, which are responsible for Australia’s pink lakes.
A new study appears to show plants can learn from experience and choose a response. This raises some intriguing questions about the possibility of plant cognition.
Be they speckled, spotted or sparse, the size of a mango or the diameter of a five-cent coin, birds’ eggs are wonderfully diverse.
Scientists have long believed that our distant cousins are an ancient group of armoured fish called placoderms. But a new study is casting doubt on that view.
This broadnose sevengill shark couldn’t have washed ashore at a more appropriate location, and will now be used to assist with research and conservation.
While the Bureau of Meteorology is predicting an increase in the average temperature this summer, entomologists are forecasting an increase in insect activity.