Science & Environment
Estuary stingrays shift ‘insane amount’ of sand
A recent study has uncovered the monumental impact just one species has in providing a functioning ecosystem.
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Science & Environment
What is an ‘ocean world’?
One of the big surprises that’s come in recent years from our exploration of the solar system is the existence of icy ocean worlds in its outer reaches. Most are moons of the giant planets, although some dwarf planets such as Pluto may also have a similar structure.
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Why does South Australia have pink sand beaches?
In parts of South Australia, long stretches of beach are often blanketed in large patches of pink sand. But what gives these beaches their rosy hue?
Science & Environment
The chronicles of Naracoorte
A stunning prehistoric view of life in south-eastern Australia has been forever captured in these caves.
History & Culture
In the name of the great-great-grandfather
The legacy of the famed architect of the theory of evolution, Charles Darwin, is profoundly in evidence through his Aussie-based descendant, Chris Darwin.
History & Culture
Outback starman
How does a former mineworker from Broken Hill end up working for the world’s biggest space agency, NASA?
Science & Environment
Sex, stress and fertility in Australian wildlife
Hormones are driving a radical new approach to fighting the country’s extinction crisis.
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100-million-year-old fossil find reveals huge flying reptile that patrolled Australia’s inland sea
Haliskia peterseni is only the second partial pterosaur skeleton ever found in Australia.
Science & Environment
Australia’s space race: From red dirt to the stars
Despite the lack of a strong, overarching national strategy, engineers, scientists, academics and entrepreneurs across the continent have been busy developing Australia into a spacefaring nation, building our modern space industry from the ground up.
History & Culture
Understanding Indigenous DNA
Groundbreaking research has identified that levels of genetic diversity among Indigenous Australians may be among the highest in the world.