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The death’s-head hawkmoth can maintain a perfectly straight flight path over thousands of kilometres. How?

…journeys. One outstanding question for experts has been how they react to varying wind conditions while en route. In research published today in Science, we show one migratory insect species,…

Nature & Wildlife

Aussie threatened birds declined by 59 per cent over the past 30 years

Australia’s threatened birds declined by nearly 60 per cent on average over 30 years, according to new research that reveals the true impact on native wildlife of habitat loss, introduced…

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Dingoes originated in China 18,000 years ago

…by an international research team, genetic data shows the dingo may have originated in southern China, travelling through mainland southeast Asia and Indonesia to reach its destination anywhere between 4600…

History & Culture

40 years on: ingenious Tassie-made igloos are found all around the world

…are helicoptered into a research site in Greenland. Image credit: supplied by Denise and David Holland Two of the igloos, purchased by New York University, are helicoptered into a research…

Nature & Wildlife

Tasmanian tiger too weak to hunt sheep

…persecuted for allegedly killing sheep. But new research shows the carnivorous marsupial had jaws too weak to tackle anything much larger than a possum. Scientists believe the thylacine’s inability to…

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Recent projects: Science

The Society’s science sponsorships are usually awarded to assist specific research projects, often to support university postgraduate students in their studies. Sponsorships have been awarded across all disciplines. Incognito insects…

Science & Environment

How birds use Earth's magnetic field to navigate

…using young chickens. What emerged from that research astonished not only Ursula but also the wider scientific community. “I was gobsmacked,” she says. Early theory of bird navigation One of…

Science & Environment

Fossils show carnivorous dinosaurs thrived in Australia 120 million years ago, rewriting evolutionary history

…of Biological Sciences, Monash University and PhD Candidate, Museums Victoria Research Institute and Stephen Poropat, Research Associate, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University This article is republished from…

Biodiversity

Traditional hunting gets headlines, but is not the big threat to turtles and dugongs

…Strait supports the largest dugong population in the world and a globally significant population of green turtles. Archaeological research shows that Torres Strait Islanders have been harvesting these species for…

Science & Environment

Unzipping deep blue genes

…of marine genetic resources in their research, which species were listed in these patent filings and to what extent data sharing was transparent. Of the 3636 unique patents analysed, 1675…

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The death’s-head hawkmoth can maintain a perfectly straight flight path over thousands of kilometres. How?

Aussie threatened birds declined by 59 per cent over the past 30 years

Dingoes originated in China 18,000 years ago

40 years on: ingenious Tassie-made igloos are found all around the world

Tasmanian tiger too weak to hunt sheep

Recent projects: Science

How birds use Earth's magnetic field to navigate

Fossils show carnivorous dinosaurs thrived in Australia 120 million years ago, rewriting evolutionary history

Traditional hunting gets headlines, but is not the big threat to turtles and dugongs