Nature & Wildlife
Great white shark nursery
A playground for rare great white shark pups offers a chance for scientists to observe this elusive Australian icon.
Tag: Science & Environment
Science & Environment
Turtles signal hatching from inside their eggs
Mary River turtles can coordinate hatching by communicating from within the eggs, new research shows.
Science & Environment
Fossilised eyes of ancient super-predator found
Prehistoric killer had massive eyes with 16,000 lenses, say scientists.
Science & Environment
Humans made bedding 77,000 years ago
Early humans made comfy mattresses with piles of plant leaves and stems, which also kept the bugs away.
Science & Environment
Japan tsunami a rare ‘double wave’
The Japan tsunami generated from one of the most destructive earthquakes was a rare double wave, says NASA.
Science & Environment
Demoting Pluto as a planet
The controversy over Pluto’s status as a planet continues.
Science & Environment
Monster black holes discovered
The two biggest black holes ever discovered have been found to be 10 billion times the size of our Sun.
Science & Environment
Stone tools reveal identity of first human migrants
A breadcrumb trail of stone tools suggests humans migrated out of Africa through Arabia much earlier than thought.
Science & Environment
Nature mimics: why bugs mate with beer bottles
Even the most powerful survival instincts can sometimes lead Australian species astray.
History & Culture
World’s oldest fishing hook found
The world’s oldest fishing hook has been found in a cave in East Timor, suggesting early humans were skilled fishers.