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Australian, American snakes evolved to look alike
Australian snakes evolved to have similar body forms as North American snakes, but they have quite different diets
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Koalas hug trees to keep cool
Koalas hugging cool trees can reduce their body temperatures by almost 70 per cent
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Hurricanes named after females more deadly
Hurricanes with female names appear to be more deadly but more underestimated, a new study suggests
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Flights resume after Sangeang Api volcano erupts
Flights from northern Australia have resumed after the eruption of the Sangeang Api volcano in Indonesia.
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Whale poo important for ocean ecosystems
Rather than a burden on the marine food chain, whales contribute important nutrients, new research shows.
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Help save turtles with a new tracking app
Download a new Aussie app to help protect freshwater turtle nests from feral animals.
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Leaf-tailed gecko named in top 10 new species of 2014
The Cape Melville leaf-tailed gecko has been named as one of the top new species finds of 2014
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Australia’s best innovators of 2014 awarded
At the 2014 ATSE Clunies Ross Awards 11 Aussie innovators join the likes of Fiona Wood, who invented spay-on skin for burn victims
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Predicting deadly jellyfish movement now possible
We may finally have found a way to predict the arrival of the world’s most venomous jellyfish, after a link to trade winds is found.
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Last thylacine bit cameraman on buttocks
During the filming of one of the last living thylacines, the camerman was bitten on the buttocks by one.