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Bushfire research improves prediction
New research could improve the management and prediction of bushfires.
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Science & Environment
CT scans reveal dinosaur mysteries
Scientists are now using modern medical technology to unlock the secrets of dinosaurs.
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Poo makes whales carbon neutral
The nutrient-rich faeces of sperm whales promotes the absorption of carbon in the Southern Ocean ecosystem.
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Asteroid probe returns to Earth
A space probe sent to collect the first-ever samples of an asteroid has safely returned to Earth.
Science & Environment
Skin feeders: living with dust mites
These microscopic arachnids are ubiquitous and so numerous that, try as you might, they’re impossible to avoid.
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Fewer species on Earth than thought
Scientists have greatly revised their estimate of the number of spiders, insects and other arthropod species, according to a new study.
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Bubble findings aid cell research
New insight into bubbles may help scientists to better study living cells.
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‘Extinct’ waterlily back from the dead
The world’s smallest waterlily is flourishing in captivity after it was found to be extinct in the wild in 2008.
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Mass extinction of lizards by 2080
Rising temperatures could drive one fifth of the world’s lizard species extinct within 70 years.
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Coal offloaded from stranded reef ship
Salvage crews are offloading coal from a ship that ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef last month.