Paddleboarding pups sniff out elusive platypus
These dogs have learned new tricks to help researchers search for platypuses in hard-to-reach places. The post…
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Hoarding, sexual cannibalism, and messy webs: Redback spiders live a life of organised chaos
Spiders get a lot of credit for being neat. With their perfect little webs, strung delicately, repaired fastidiously,…
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Taking back the power
A scheme bringing solar electricity to remote communities promises to improve the lives of some of Australia’s most…
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Rakali vs. black rat: Australian native rodent fights back
Footage has provided Sydney researchers with the first evidence of a native rakali attacking a black rat – an introduced…
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Paddle Pulse: Kayaking from a floating basecamp
Using a ship as your base opens up a whole new way to explore the world when kayaking – offering comfort, flexibility…
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Let your spirit soar
The glorious spectacle of nature has the power to lift us up when we need it most. The post Let your spirit soar…
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Algae Armageddon
Why has an unprecedented growth of tiny toxic plants been killing marine life en masse along Australia’s southern…
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Discovery of ‘chainmail’ bone plates in goannas could be key to their evolutionary success
Monitor lizards, also known in Australia as goannas, are some of the most iconic reptiles on the continent. Their…
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