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A guide to Australia's possums and gliders

…of possums there. Australian Geographic Society-sponsored research recently found the red-furred coppery brushtail possum of northern Queensland is the same species. Squirrel glider Petaurus norfolcensis Illustration credit: Kevin Stead/Australian Geographic…

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Why some chillies are hotter than others

…the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T. He says David’s research may also help chilli growers in their search for the next “superhot variety”. “The findings certainly do indicate that we should…

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Moonlight basking and queer courting: The secret lives of freshwater turtles

…special issue of the journal Austral Ecology, 55 authors present the latest research on Australian freshwater turtles. Along with other biologists, we have contributed to a series of research papers…

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In world first, scientists track eels’ mysterious route

…able to reconstruct the migration route of the eels and also determine what’s happened to them along the way,” says Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research fish ecologist Wayne Koster,…

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Wild, free and feral: how brumbies are destroying Australia's peatlands

…Snowy Mountains. In our new research, we sampled peat soils from areas with and without feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park, NSW. We found peatlands untouched by feral horses store…

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How birds fly fast through narrow spaces

…aircraft,” he says. [Srini’s] research team is currently designing planes that use the same navigation method to fly without human assistance. Birds may also benefit from the research. Srini hopes…

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Cocky whispering at Coomallo Creek

…applied his skills of keen observation and scientific rigour in one of the nation’s most detailed studies on Carnaby’s black-cockatoos. Certainly, his is the longest-running research on the species led…

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Honeycomb clouds give the Southern Ocean the Earth's sweetest air

…known as “aerosols”. We consider clean air to have low levels of aerosols, without discriminating between natural or industrial sources. Our recent research discovered clouds and rain play a crucial…

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Dream control within reach, experts say

A NEW AUSTRALIAN research project is aiming to train people to control their dreams. Participants are being sought for the study which may help psychologists probe the potential medical benefits…

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Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Unlikely animal friendships

…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdxU6CpvUgg&t=19s A plethora of research on primates, birds, kangaroos, dolphins, horses, cats and dogs has shown many non-human animals can develop deep social bonds with their own kind. And while…

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