Category: News
News
Surveys confirm long-term decline of Reef’s dugongs
A long-running program that monitors dugong numbers off Queensland has identified a clear, long-term decline over about half of the Great Barrier Reef.
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Australia gives up on eradicating varroa mites
Beekeepers will switch to managing rather than eradicating the deadly varroa mite.
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Bureau officially declares El Niño event
The weather bureau has declared an El Niño event, meaning severe heat this summer in Australia.
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Whales stop singing and rock lobsters lose their balance: how seismic surveys can harm marine life
A roundup of the latest evidence on the effects of seismic surveys shows there are many potential harms to marine life.
History & Culture
The art of body adornment in Papua New Guinea
While most of us might wear a piece of jewellery or an adornment of some kind because we like it, or think it looks good, or because a loved one gave it to us, the people of Papua New Guinea look at it in a completely different way.
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UN grants Australia more time to avoid ‘in danger’ listing of Great Barrier Reef
The World Heritage Committee has given Australia more time to address major threats to the Great Barrier Reef and possibly avoid an in-danger listing.
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Busting myrtle rust
Scientists have discovered a native guava tree that appears to be resistant to invasive myrtle rust.
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Australia’s least wanted – 8 alien species and diseases we must keep out of our island home
Here we take a closer look at some pests and diseases we need to keep out at all costs, to protect our biodiversity.
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Comet Encke returns!
Comet Encke has the shortest orbital period of any known comet within our solar system.