Science & Environment
Outback telescope’s first image surpasses expectations
Less than one per cent of the world’s biggest radio telescope is complete – but its first image reveals a sky dotted with ancient galaxies.
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Nature & Wildlife
21 native species added to threatened list
Twenty-one native flora and fauna species have been added to Australia’s federal threatened species list, and six species already on the list have been moved into higher-threat categories.
Science & Environment
Earth’s oldest meteorite crater found in outback WA
Earth’s oldest meteorite impact crater was just found in WA’s Pilbara region – exactly where geologists hoped it would be.
Nature & Wildlife
While you sleep, these insects work the night shift to keep our environment healthy
As night falls over Australia’s forests, grasslands and backyards, the hidden world of nocturnal insects stirs to life. In many ecosystems, overall insect activity actually peaks at night, especially in warmer regions of the world.
Oceans
Melting Antarctic ice projected to slow world’s strongest ocean current
Fresh water from melting Antarctic ice is diluting the ocean’s salt levels, potentially disrupting the vital Antarctic Circumpolar Current, with profound global consequences.
Science & Environment
Drones may soon be fighting Australia’s bushfires
How can drones help Australia fight bushfires? And what are the obstacles to be overcome before it becomes reality?
Nature & Wildlife
Whale song patterns follow a universal law of human language
Human languages display a pattern known as Zipf’s law. Now, researchers have found the same pattern in whale song.
Nature & Wildlife
Rare, almost mythical Australian tree kangaroos can finally be studied, thanks to new tech
Australia’s most mysterious marsupials can now be detected using new technology.
Science & Environment
PFAS: The forever chemical reality
What’s all the fuss about PFAS? And how did these manufactured menaces – known as ‘forever chemicals’ – manage to infiltrate global water sources so extensively before anyone realised?
Science & Environment
Ocean warrior
This English-born marine scientist has stepped up to become a leader in the fight to safeguard the world’s reefs.