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Plants can talk to each other
Plants are known to respond to light, but they can respond – and produce – sounds as well, new research says.
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Science & Environment
Algal blooms: a colourful danger
Algal blooms cause serious, even fatal, problems in our waterways, but we know little about what causes them.
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Trees have biological clocks
Trees have the same kind of biological clock that causes humans to suffer from jetlag, new research shows.
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Why some chillies are hotter than others
Heat can be a powerful weapon against predators, yet some chillies thrive without the fiery chemicals. Now we know why.
Wildlife
Nature mimics: why bugs mate with beer bottles
Even the most powerful survival instincts can sometimes lead Australian species astray.
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World’s first night-flowering orchid discovered
A unique orchid that produced flowers only for one night has been discovered in Papua New Guinea.
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Eucalyptus DNA blueprint revealed
The Australian flooded gum is the world’s most farmed tree – and now scientists have unlocked the secrets of its DNA.
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New evidence points to bushfires 60 million years ago
Banksias have been burning across Australia for much longer than experts thought, says a new study.
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Bushwalking threatens biodiversity hotspot
Botanically rich Fitzgerald National Park in WA is at threat from a deadly fungal disease, say experts.
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Unique ecosystems thrive in “acid rain”
Queensland scientists have discovered a unique ecosystem, in which flora and fauna thrive in highly acidic water.