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Great white shark freed from plastic noose

…in conjunction with Flinders University and the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) to help with shark research. Some cooperative studies have included testing the possible effects of berleying…

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Whales suffer from sunburn too

WHALES SUFFER SKIN DAMAGE similar to sunburn in humans – and it appears to be getting worse over time, new research suggests. A team of scientists from the UK and…

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Gould's petrels back from the brink

…of the dodo,” says Nicholas, a senior research scientist with the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), based in Sydney. Success on Montague Island In response, conservationists sprang into…

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Less than 300 swift parrots remain in the wild

…estimation is in line with previous research published in 2015 that suggested swift parrot populations would plummet over a 15 year period. “Unfortunately our genetic data supports the results of…

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This 17,500-year-old kangaroo has been recognised as Australia’s oldest Aboriginal rock painting

…style. This style featured paintings of decorated human figures, often with headdresses and holding boomerangs. From animals and plants to people Research we published last year shows Gwion paintings flourished…

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Coral spawning: a rare natural wonder

…says Dr Peter Harrison, director of marine studies at Southern Cross University and a member of the research team at James Cook University who discovered the mass coral spawning phenomenon…

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Cape York Peninsula's palm cockatoo

…trees are a precious commodity. Palm cockatoos have very low rates of reproduction and reproductive success. My predecessor on the research program, Dr Steve Murphy, found that these long-lived birds…

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Scientists develop printable lasers

…could be seeing this type of technology in our own homes in the “near future”, which would likely be within the decade, Jacek says, but this depends on the research…

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20 Australian inventions that changed the world

…Melbourne research team exploring why the commercial jet aircraft known as the Comet had suffered a series of deadly crashes. He thought it would help investigators fix what was wrong…

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Scientists begin studying bodies of whales from recent WA mass stranding

…whale ears from previous research. Image credits: courtesy Curtin University The focus will then move to the ears. “Then we will do the dissection and do a micro CT scan…

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Great white shark freed from plastic noose

Whales suffer from sunburn too

Gould's petrels back from the brink

Less than 300 swift parrots remain in the wild

This 17,500-year-old kangaroo has been recognised as Australia’s oldest Aboriginal rock painting

Coral spawning: a rare natural wonder

Cape York Peninsula's palm cockatoo

Scientists develop printable lasers

20 Australian inventions that changed the world

Scientists begin studying bodies of whales from recent WA mass stranding