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Lizard venom may treat heart disease
A four-year study of the world’s venomous lizards may lead to new drugs for treating high blood pressure.
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Dugongs being poached for meat, MP claims
Dugongs are being hunted for an illegal meat trade in Queensland’s far north, says a shadow cabinet minister.
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World first: albino kookaburras found
What are believed to be the world’s first albino blue-winged kookaburras have been found in Queensland.
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Amazon River shaped by see-saw tilt of continent
The Amazon River Basin, like others around the world, was formed when South America tipped like a see-saw.
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Seahorses return to Sydney swimming baths
Seahorses that were temporarily moved to accommodate sea bath renovations will soon make a comeback.
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Aboriginal rangers thwart crazy ants
Aboriginal rangers in Arnhem Land have won a national award for their work to contain the invasive yellow crazy ant.
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Prime Minister’s Science Prizes awarded
The top accolades for Aussie science are awarded for work on a fossil fish giving birth, cloned insulin and blood clotting.
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Great white shark freed from plastic noose
An ailing great white named Strappy has been freed from a plastic noose by divers in South Australia.
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Australia’s redbacks invade New Zealand
One of Australia’s deadliest spiders has set up home across the Tasman.
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Fighting for the Snowy River
A decade has passed since water returned to the degraded Snowy River. Will this once mighty icon ever recover?