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…
Science & Environment 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…
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.”…
Science & Environment Rise of the jellyfish …and many people, including myself, thought ‘oh my, yes, that makes sense’.” This prompted Lisa’s initial research into jellyfish blooms in Australia, which took longer than expected when she realised…
Fundraising Donate for Dugongs …land into the oceans, which may be affecting dugong health. Make a Difference The University of Queensland dugong research team, led by Dr Janet Lanyon, are the premier dugong research…
Adventure Adventure in the Alps of Australia …ocked to the mountains in search of fortunes. The highlands were used as summer grazing lands for cattle and sheep from the 1830s onwards, goldmining towns were established in the…
