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Tim Flannery sees possible catastrophy in Australia's future. (Credit: AAP/Lukas Coch)

Australia's heatwave: a taste of things to come

Unprecedented heat and bushfires are a wake-up call, says Tim Flannery, but we're running out of time.

TAGS: climate change , Features , Opinion , science , Science & Environment , weather

Tarkine mines last straw for Tasmanian devils?

Mines proposed in north-west Tasmania could devastate populations of undiseased devils, says Hamish McCallum.

TAGS: endangered species , Features , mining , Opinion , Science & Environment , Tasmania

Tiny reef fish is surprise speedster

A small reef fish swims faster than the quickest ocean-going species, and exerts far less energy doing so - with VIDEO.

TAGS: biology , fish , Great Barrier Reef , marine biology , News , Science & Environment , videos

Boys painted with white ochre ready for a ceremony near Maningrida. (David Hancock)

Aboriginal genes suggest Indian migration

Northern Australian aboriginals may have had contact with Indian migrants 4000 years ago, says study.

TAGS: aboriginal australia , Indigenous Australia , News , Northern Territory , science , Science & Environment

An image taken by the RFS on Sunday afternoon shows smoke and flames about to engulf the SSO. (Credit: AAP/RFS)

Bushfire hits Australia’s largest observatory

A fire on Sunday night damaged Siding Springs Observatory in Coonabarabran, site of the nation’s largest telescope.

TAGS: astronomy , bushfire , News , NSW , science , Science & Environment , space

The new-found outflows of particles (pale blue) from the galactic centre, with the Milky Way at the same scale. (Credit: CSIRO)

'Galactic geysers' blasting from Milky Way

Streams of charged particles stretching more than halfway across the sky have been detected by an Australian telescope.

TAGS: astronomy , News , science , Science & Environment , space

Extinct echidna may be alive and well in WA

Tantalising research suggests the long-beaked echidna, thought long extinct in Australia, could still exist in the Kimberley.

TAGS: endangered species , Kimberley , News , Science & Environment , Western Australia , Wildlife

Lark Quarry was a thoroughfare for water-loving dinosaurs, such as this wallaby-sized ornithopod. (Credit: Anthony Romilio)

Famous dinosaur tracks not from stampede

Tracks in Queensland thought to represent a stampede may have been left by swimming dinosaurs.

TAGS: dinosaurs , fossils , News , palaeontology , Queensland , Science & Environment

Huge new flying frog discovered in Vietnam

An Australian biologist has uncovered a new species of flying frog in Vietnam.

TAGS: amphibians , frogs , News , Science & Environment , Wildlife

Crenarctus bicuspidatus - a decapod crustacean from the Flores Sea (Credit: WoRMS)

Vast numbers of ocean species are unknown

Somewhere between one- and two-thirds of all species in the world's oceans are still unknown to science, says study.

TAGS: biodiversity , marine , News , oceans , science , Science & Environment

Scientists use termites to find gold

Researchers are using termites to find precious metals beneath Australia's landscape.

TAGS: insects , nature , science , Science & Environment , Western Australia

The Great Barrier Reef is being considered for the World Heritage site in danger list. (Photo: Getty Images)

Aussies unfit to care for Great Barrier Reef?

Australia will be scrutinised by world environment bodies for its guardianship of the Great Barrier Reef.

TAGS: Great Barrier Reef , marine , marine biology , News , Queensland , Science & Environment , world heritage site

Splash-cup plants use raindrops to spread their seeds. (Credit: Tim Nowack)

VIDEO: Plants use raindrops to spread seeds

Incredible high-speed video shows how 'splash-cup' plants use raindrops to spread their seeds.

TAGS: biology , flora , News , photography , plants , Science & Environment , videos

New funding will support research into humane shark deterrent methods. (Credit: Getty Images)

Shark deterrent research: WA pledges $2m

Funding from the WA government aims to boost shark deterrents following a spate of attacks.

TAGS: marine , marine biology , News , Science & Environment , sharks , underwater

A fishmonger prepares for the festive rush at the Sydney Seafood Market. (Credit: Getty)

Aussie seafood largely sustainable, says report

A new report shows that 90 per cent of seafood caught around Australia comes from sustainable stocks.

TAGS: fish , fishing , News , People & Culture , science , Science & Environment

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Australia's heatwave: a taste of things to come

Tarkine mines last straw for Tasmanian devils?

Tiny reef fish is surprise speedster

Aboriginal genes suggest Indian migration

Bushfire hits Australia’s largest observatory

'Galactic geysers' blasting from Milky Way

Extinct echidna may be alive and well in WA

Famous dinosaur tracks not from stampede

Huge new flying frog discovered in Vietnam

Vast numbers of ocean species are unknown

Scientists use termites to find gold

Aussies unfit to care for Great Barrier Reef?

VIDEO: Plants use raindrops to spread seeds

Shark deterrent research: WA pledges $2m

Aussie seafood largely sustainable, says report

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