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Nature & Wildlife

More funding needed for thylacine genome

…genomes. “We picked the thylacine as a worst-case scenario, a futile effort,” Stephan says. “It doesn’t have a close relative.” This research could provide insight into the evolutionary biology of…

Nature & Wildlife

Leopard seals filter feed like whales

LEOPARD SEALS, ANTARCTICA’S TOP predators, are geared to hunt at both ends of the food chain, new research has found. Long known for their ferocious grip-and-tear feeding behaviours, leopard seals…

History & Culture

Defining Moments in Australian History: Penicillin breakthrough

…research interests. Related: 20 Australian inventions that changed the world Ten years later, Howard Florey, an Australian scientist working in England, brought together a team of research scientists (including Ernst…

News

Humans killed most of Australia's megafauna: study

…to extinction by the first Australians, about 50,000 years ago, or a combination of hunting and climate change, says Miller. New evidence To address this mystery, a research team from…

Science & Environment

Feral animals are running amok on Australia’s islands – here’s how to stop them

…islands, our analysis can suggest which of these we should focus on. Chris Wilcox is a Senior Research Scientist at the CSIRO and Erin McCreless is a Research Scientist at…

Nature & Wildlife

Rare photos of blacktip reef sharks 'beaching'

…Reef, 270km north of Cairns. The Lizard Island Research Station is a world-leading coral reef research facility located on the island and operated by the Australian Museum. More of Christian’s…

AustroPalaeo

Rock shelter provides earliest evidence of humans in the outback

…known dates for Aboriginal settlement of the Flinders Ranges, then thought to stretch back no more than 15,000 years. “Towards the end of my research – having felt quite depressed…

Nature & Wildlife

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith remembered

…men of action, can ill afford, and the whole of Australia will await with anxiety for further news of his discovery and rescue by the searchers”. Kingsford Smith: the indestructible…

Nature & Wildlife

Scalloped hammerheads gather in seas off Perth

With the help of drones, we now know a bit more. In our new research, we describe finding a location in a marine park off the coast of Perth where…

Nature & Wildlife

The race against Lorikeet Paralysis Syndrome

…other research has ruled out countless suspected causes already, so we’re getting very close to discovering the cause in the current round of research from samples from this last event.”…

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More funding needed for thylacine genome

Leopard seals filter feed like whales

Defining Moments in Australian History: Penicillin breakthrough

Humans killed most of Australia's megafauna: study

Feral animals are running amok on Australia’s islands – here’s how to stop them

Rare photos of blacktip reef sharks 'beaching'

Rock shelter provides earliest evidence of humans in the outback

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith remembered

Scalloped hammerheads gather in seas off Perth

The race against Lorikeet Paralysis Syndrome