Biodiversity
Endangered dusky mouse protected by dingoes
While the feral cats are away, the dusky hopping mice can come out to play – thanks to the help of dingoes
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Biodiversity
Australian feral cats wreak the most damage
More than 400 Australian wildlife species are being hunted by feral cats, more than anywhere else in the world
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Dream control within reach, experts say
Psychologists are looking for volunteers who want to learn how to control the direction of their dreams during sleep
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Jellyfish not just passive drifters
Jellyfish sometimes actively swim against ocean currents, and this information can be used to predict their movements
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World’s oldest snake discovered
A chance discovery of a fossil in a museum collection has redefined the origin of snakes
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Rare ancient shark relative captured by fisherman
A fisherman has caught a rare specimen of the eel-like frilled shark
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Broken Hill makes national heritage list
Outback mining town Broken Hill is the first town to be including on the National Heritage list
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‘Severed finger’ turns out to be a sea squirt
Human remains or coral? Scientists clear up confusion around ‘the finger’ and its unusual appearance.
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2014 was Australia’s third warmest year on record
Seven of the last 10 years rank as the warmest on record
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Fatal shark attack in northern Queensland
A recent high school graduate has been killed by a shark attack, while spear fishing off the coast of Port Douglas