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Abandoned PhD helps to unearth Twelve Apostles' origins

Abandoned PhD helps to unearth Twelve Apostles' origins

A study has uncovered the ancient, and surprisingly recent, origins of a beloved cliffside attraction, aided by the findings of an unpublished thesis.

Full picture of deadly flu on island yet to be revealed

Full picture of deadly flu on island yet to be revealed

Full picture of deadly flu on island yet to be revealed

Full picture of deadly flu on island yet to be revealed

Scientists who went on a landmark trip to a World Heritage-listed sub-Antarctic island are awaiting more results after a deadly bird flu strain was discovered.

Earth's doppelganger: scientists make $15m digital twin

Earth's doppelganger: scientists make $15m digital twin

Earth's doppelganger: scientists make $15m digital twin

Earth's doppelganger: scientists make $15m digital twin

From stress-testing crops to simulating disease outbreaks, researchers plan to create a virtual copy of Australia's agricultural landscape to test scenarios.

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Aussie spider venom spawns heart attack and stroke drug

Aussie spider venom spawns heart attack and stroke drug

Venom from a spider found on K'gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, has been used to develop a drug that prevents damage during heart attacks and strokes.

Secret weapon in climate fight hiding in tree bark

Secret weapon in climate fight hiding in tree bark

Australian researchers have been barking up the right tree with a revolutionary discovery of resident microbes that guzzle climate-active gases.

Questions about Australia's deepest lake answered

Questions about Australia's deepest lake answered

The true depth of Australia's deepest lake, which sits in a picturesque world-heritage national park, has been revealed by the hard work of scientists.

'We can't accept this': no time for climate COP out

'We can't accept this': no time for climate COP out

Global climate talks are taking place in the Amazon - the "lungs of the world" - as political headwinds threaten to blow multinational collaboration off course.

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Eureka moment for scientists who solved 'cold case'

Eureka moment for scientists who solved 'cold case'

Eureka moment for scientists who solved 'cold case'

Eureka moment for scientists who solved 'cold case'

Scientists who proved an Antarctic ice meltdown theory by cracking a crucial 'cold case' using octopus DNA have received a major science award.

Aftershock warning after earthquake rattles thousands

Aftershock warning after earthquake rattles thousands

Aftershock warning after earthquake rattles thousands

Aftershock warning after earthquake rattles thousands

The third and strongest earthquake recorded in Australia this week has struck, with thousands reporting feeling the effects and aftershocks expected.

Worst bleaching on record for coral reef ecosystems

Worst bleaching on record for coral reef ecosystems

Worst bleaching on record for coral reef ecosystems

Worst bleaching on record for coral reef ecosystems

The results are in for another of Australia's heat-vulnerable reef ecosystems hammered by elevated ocean temperatures ahead of a key climate target deadline.

Tourist mecca fighting to turn tide on Mother Nature

Tourist mecca fighting to turn tide on Mother Nature

Tourist mecca fighting to turn tide on Mother Nature

Tourist mecca fighting to turn tide on Mother Nature

The Gold Coast could be pushing sand uphill as it works to restore beaches eroded by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Archaeologists to talk rock art harm at world congress

Archaeologists to talk rock art harm at world congress

Archaeologists to talk rock art harm at world congress

Archaeologists to talk rock art harm at world congress

The World Archaeological Congress is meeting in Australia for the first time, with industrial threats to ancient Aboriginal sites up for discussion.

Starry nights light the way for Bogong moth migration

Starry nights light the way for Bogong moth migration

Starry nights light the way for Bogong moth migration

Starry nights light the way for Bogong moth migration

An Australian moth uses the stars in the night sky to guide its migration, according to a study shedding light on one of nature’s great mysteries.

Researchers taking the wind out of cyclone devastation

Researchers taking the wind out of cyclone devastation

Researchers taking the wind out of cyclone devastation

Researchers taking the wind out of cyclone devastation

Australian researchers believe aerosols maybe the key to disrupting the formation of and ultimately taming killer tropical cyclones before they come ashore.

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Wombat AI: software deployed to track native animals

Tasmanian devils, eastern quolls, fallow deer and other wild animals are being tracked using artificial intelligence to free up conservationists' time.

Rapid melting of 'sleeping giant' Antarctic glacier

Australia's icebreaker will soon depart on its maiden dedicated scientific voyage to study one of the largest glaciers in Antarctica.

Fears for fluffy mouse as threatened species list grows

More Australian animals have been added to the international red list of threatened species, sounding the alarm here in Australia and around the world.

'Not if but when': Antarctic preparations for avian flu

Scientists are preparing for the possibility a deadly strain of avian influenza arrives in Australia's Antarctic territories as soon as spring.

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Maggot-munching goannas can help sheep with flystrike

Australia's giant lizards can reduce flystrike in sheep by clearing maggot-ridden animal carcasses from the landscape, according to Australian and UK research.

Dodging polar bears and scoffing butter on Arctic trek

A glaciologist from subtropical Queensland is about to embark on an epic Arctic trek that combines science, adventure and an obscene amount of butter.

Drones being used to protect Antarctic biodiversity

Scientists are surveying remote areas of Antarctica with drones, hoping to protect plants and animals in the fragile ecosystems in the face of climate change.

'Fascinating': red crabs marching on Christmas Island

Tens of millions of red crabs are scurrying to the coast of Christmas Island, in one of the world's most colourful annual mass migrations.

Croc block - traditional medicine provides pain relief

When John Watson lost his finger to a crocodile he treated the pain with traditional medicine from the Kimberley, which his people are working to commercialise.

Nature the big loser as scientists face suppression

Government suppression of good science is hampering the fight to address the biodiversity crisis gripping the planet, an Australian expert says.

First languages give names to newly discovered lizards

Four species of sand dragon lizards native to southern Australia have been found and named using traditional languages of the country they were discovered on.

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