Science and Environment
Stopping cane toads from advancing across northern Australia
Scientists have launched a new weapon in the fight to keep cane toads from reaching the Pilbara, in north-west WA.
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Should Australians have to keep pet cats indoors?
Two-thirds of Australians support banning pet cats from roaming. Researchers say a ban would save millions of native animals – and billions of dollars.
History and Culture
The macabre history of Canberra’s ‘haunted’ NFSA building
The National Film and Sound Archives in Canberra is housed in a building with stripped classical architecture and Art Deco elements. But look closer and you’ll see wombat faces peeping through roundels, goannas carved on the heads of columns, frill-necked lizards framing the front entrance and a skylight in the foyer featuring a stylised platypus. These details are a window into its past as the National Museum of Australian Zoology, later renamed the Australian Institute of Anatomy.
Science and Environment
Giant eagles and scavenging vultures shared the skies of ancient Australia
Today, Australia is home to 17 species of hawks and eagles. But the fossil record shows some other, rather special raptors were present in the relatively recent past.
Science and Environment
‘Heat-proofing’ coral: Aussie discovery throws a lifeline to world’s dying reefs
Inoculating coral with microalgae that have been deliberately evolved to tolerate high temperatures, could slow losses caused by mass bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef and elsewhere.
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Where did Earth’s water come from?
Our planet’s oceans are something we take for granted. But for planetary scientists seeking to understand their origin, there are questions to be answered.
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New sand dragon species given local Indigenous names
Meet Cenophorus tjakalpa, kartiwarrui, ibiri, and tuniluki.
Science and Environment
What are auroras, and why do they come in different shapes and colours?
Over millennia, humans have observed and been inspired by beautiful displays of light bands dancing across dark night skies.
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WA scientists help to find ‘deepest fish ever caught’
An expedition to the depths of the ocean has led Western Australian scientists to help reel in a fish from a record-breaking depth of more than 8000 metres.
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A stand against extinction
In a landmark agreement, the world’s nations have agreed to set aside 30 per cent of the planet for nature by 2030.