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Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles are real homebodies, study finds
Researchers have found that wedgies don’t stray far from home, staying close to where they hatched.
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Australia zoo introduces its first baby koala for the season
The koala is named after the delicious Australian nut, Macadamia.
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Bandicoot born in Booderee National Park for the first time in a century
Researchers from the Australian National University were met with a surprise when, in attempting to locate a bandicoot that had lost its radio tracker, instead found a much younger addition to the National Park.
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Oldest mushroom fossil discovered
Scientists were surprised to find that the mushroom fossil was preserved in limestone rather than amber.
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Queensland coal mines could further threaten finch species
Scientists say that the development of more coal mines in Queensland will threaten the existence of the black-throated finch.
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Turtles of the Great Barrier Reef are ingesting dangerous chemicals
Researchers have found that coastal turtles are ingesting dangerous industrial and agricultural chemicals, posing yet another threat to Great Barrier Reef turtle populations.
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Waterbirds of the Murray-Darling threatened by reduced water flow
A thirty year study of the wetlands of eastern Australia has revealed the immense threat posed by reduced water flows to the population of waterbirds.
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New, ancient dolphin species had weird skull crests
A strange new species of dolphin, that is said to be over 19-20 million years old, has been found among forgotten fossils kept in the Smithsonian.
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A new spider species has been named after Mick Fanning
The public was asked to name the spider according to its most distinct attributes.
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NASA’s mission to fly directly into the Sun’s atmosphere
The mission hopes to give us new insights into how the Earth and the solar system responds to the sun.