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Scientists have found water on the Moon

…research used a new technique and has shown that a significant proportion of those hydroxyls are indeed found within water ice molecules, possibly bound or suspended in the Moon’s surface…

Science & Environment

Bright colours are avian matchmakers

…have any genetic benefits. It is a process that has long puzzled experts, however recent research suggests the evolutionary reason behind it may be genetic compatibility. “A huge unanswered question…

News

Scientists want you to help them find Planet 9

…Internet to join the search for Planet 9. “We have the potential to find a new planet in our Solar System that no human has ever seen in our two-million-year…

Biodiversity

Should we rethink national parks?

…burn-research programs that have been going for 50 years, and vegetation at 600 sites is monitored three times a year. In comparison, Kakadu’s research programs are generally short term, ad…

Science & Environment

Australia's iconic giant clams are in trouble

…their shells and flesh are in demand. Some are already locally extinct. Our new research out today has found these iconic megafauna face new threats like the marine heatwaves and…

Nature & Wildlife

Am I not pretty enough? Let's give the good old yabby some love

…species of Australian crayfish found And yet, little is known how their diets influence their growth and alter their quality as a food source. Our recent research starts to fill…

Biodiversity

Outcast: the plight of the dingo

…any dog has the potential to kill livestock,” says Greg Mifsud from the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre. The National Wild Dog Action Plan (NWDAP), introduced in 2015 with the…

Science & Environment

Herbaria bring centuries-old science into the digital age

…care in methods of preserving them, these specimens are often in excellent condition more than 200 years after their collection and still able to be used productively in scientific research.…

Nature & Wildlife

Scientists track 77 species for up to 60 years to try to reveal the secrets of long life

…live longer than others? Research published last week by myself and colleagues in the journal Science investigates the various factors that may affect longevity (lifespan) and ageing in reptiles and…

Nature & Wildlife

NSW estuaries are warming at twice the rate of the ocean

…coastal vegetation such as mangroves and saltmarsh in the coming decades and reduce their capacity to mitigate storm damage and sea-level rise,” says Pauline Ross, who leads the research group…

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