Wildlife
The fish with a parasite for a partner
The fish with an inbuilt fishing rod has some other bizarre tricks up its sleeve.
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News
Video of wombats mating sideways offers rare glimpse into underground sex lives
The more we learn, the more we wonder about the wild antics of wombats.
History & Culture
Sailing the Strzelecki
Sailing the deep lakes that occasionally form in Australia’s arid outback might not bring the same glory as the Sydney to Hobart, but it has its own challenges and joys for the sailors who chase these ephemeral water bodies.
Science & Environment
25-million-year-old fossils reveal bizarre nut-cracking possum and strange toothy wombat
Imagine a vast, lush forest dominated by giant flightless birds and crocodiles. This was Australia’s Red Centre 25 million years ago. There lived several species of koala; early kangaroos the size of possums; and the wombat-sized ancestors of the largest-ever marsupial, Diprotodon optatum (around 2.5 tonnes).
History & Culture
A constitutional law expert explains the Voice referendum question
We now know exactly what question the Voice referendum will ask Australians.
News
Aussie bush tucker could nourish NASA astronauts in space
Warrigal greens or Australian bush tomatoes might soon be on the menu to tantalise the tastebuds of space travellers.
Science & Environment
Supercomputer pinpoints a meteorite’s origin
Today’s researchers in astronomy and space science have access to a remarkable array of tools, including state-of-the-art telescopes both in space and on the ground. Less obvious to the casual onlooker, though, is their access to computing facilities that earlier generations of scientists could only dream of – and Australia boasts supercomputers that are the envy of the scientific world.
News
Night parrot’s wonky skull could be its superpower
CT scans show asymmetrical cranial adaptations may be key to the survival of the endangered night parrot.
News
‘It can be done. It must be done’: IPCC delivers definitive climate change report
The world is in deep trouble on climate change, but if we really put our shoulder to the wheel we can turn things around. Loosely, that’s the essence of today’s report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
News
Extinct giant eagle was big enough to snatch koalas from trees
At twice the size of a wedge-tailed eagle and with a potential wingspan of up to three metres, the Gaff’s powerful eagle was the largest known eagle to have lived in Australia, and one of the largest continental raptors in the world.