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Two new Australian scorpion species named as scientists hunt for missing 90 per cent
Less than 10 per cent of Australian scorpions are known to science; two new species have just been added to the list.
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Too hot to handle: rising temperatures proving too much for endangered numbats
New research using thermal imaging has found numbats can’t handle the heat, even during short bouts of activity in the sun, which researchers say may influence conservation efforts of the endangered species.
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Desert voyager: modern-day explorer Denis Bartell OAM remembered
No matter how technologically interconnected we become or how many dusty old Aussie stock routes are sealed under bitumen, there are still places where you can truly leave the world behind and disappear for months on end. Few countries can boast as many such remote expanses as Australia, and few people know how to survive in them, but the late Denis Bartell OAM was one of them.
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A dangerous 2023: how the hottest year unfolded
The only way to avoid 2023 being the hottest year ever is for December to be coldest ever. That’s not going to happen.
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Bushfires have changed the way we holiday
Summer holidays in Australia are not what they used to be due to climate change and the increasing threat of bushfires.
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Australian fossil findings result in deep dive of whale evolution
A 19-million-year-old whale fossil recovered from a cliff face on the banks of the Murray River in South Australia has scientists rethinking how and when the world’s largest animals first developed their colossal size.
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Far north Queensland’s torrential rains result in record-breaking floods in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Jasper
Tropical Cyclone Jasper has caused extreme rainfall in far north Queensland of more than 2m, leading to severe flooding across the region, forcing evacuations and leaving residents stranded.
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World first: trials begin to seed the threatened Great Barrier Reef with thousands of healthy baby corals
In a ground-breaking research project, Australian reef scientists have released thousands of baby corals that could help restore damaged sections of the Great Barrier Reef into the future.
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Climate change summit ends with deal to move away from fossil fuels
The end of the COP28 climate summit has seen representatives from nearly 200 countries agree to start reducing global consumption of fossil fuels to avert the worst of climate change, signalling the eventual end of the oil age.
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Study finds urban backyard home to more than 1000 species
A group of biodiversity researchers thought they’d find 200 species living in their inner-city house and yard. They were very wrong.