History and Culture
The pearl principle
A community festival has helped keep the Kimberley Coast’s prestigious pearling industry alive, protecting it from a crisis caused by economic downturn and a disease.
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History and Culture
Power of the dog
Thousands of travellers are drawn to Gundagai every week for a photo with the fabled Dog on the Tuckerbox, one of Australia’s smallest ‘big things’.
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The length of Earth’s days has been mysteriously increasing, and scientists don’t know why
Atomic clocks, combined with precise astronomical measurements, have revealed that the length of a day is suddenly getting longer, and scientists don’t know why.
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Coral makes comeback on Great Barrier Reef
Coral is making a comeback across much of the Great Barrier Reef but the record resurgence could be quickly undone, scientists warn.
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Whale shark dethrones kodiak bear as world’s largest omnivore
Move over kodiak bears, it turns out whale sharks are the largest omnivorous animal on Earth.
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Australian scientists developing world-first varroa mite pesticide safe for honey bees
Australian scientists are working to develop a world-first, hormone-based pesticide that is safe for honey bees but fatal to varroa mite.
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Two year study shows living seawalls promote regeneration in Sydney Harbour
Solid evidence is now available to support the value of the Living Seawalls project to marine environments that have been affected by construction.
History & Culture
The Golden Age of Magic
Roll up, roll up, step behind the velvet curtain, and take a trip back in time to Australia’s Golden Age of Magic.
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Monkeypox: World Health Organization declares it a global health emergency – here’s what that means
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the current monkeypox epidemic a global health emergency.
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After flooding rains come fires
More catastrophic bushfire seasons are being predicted, despite two years of deluges along the eastern seaboard.