Biodiversity
New koala genome bank aims to end chlamydia epidemic
A new $1.8 million koala breeding program in Queensland will create a chlamydia-free gene bank to revitalise the region’s dwindling population.
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Indigenous art highlights Sydney’s Garden Palace fire of 1882
In 1882, a palace at Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden was destroyed – and with it, thousands of Indigenous artefacts. The new barrangal dyara (skin and bones) installation is a reminder of what was lost.
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Hiding in plain sight – the common orchid you can go decades without seeing
This orchid only flowers after a fire, so you may not spot colonies of these striking plants in bloom for decades.
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New high resolution images reveal Mercury is tectonically active
Mercury joins Earth as the only known tectonically active planet in our Solar System.
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Farmers asked to share their climate change experience
Farmers around Australia are being asked to share their experiences of climate change in a new national survey.
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Meteor strike reported off Queensland coast
Reports of a bright flash and a loud boom in Central Queensland last night have prompted speculation of a meteor strike.
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Current emissions could already warm world to dangerous levels
New projections suggest the world could warm 3-7 degrees over coming centuries.
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World-first genomic study of Aboriginal Australians
New landmark research seeks to answer fundamental questions about when humans arrived in Australia and where they came from.
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August 2016 world’s hottest on record
That makes it the 16th ‘hottest on record’ month in a row.
Biodiversity
Science is verifying traditional ‘Mother Earth’ mythology: David Suzuki
For centuries, indigenous cultures have referred to our planet as ‘Mother Earth’ – and it’s time to recognise they were right, says David Suzuki.