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IPCC reports are the beacon of climate science. These scientists say they have to be stopped
Fed up with what they saw as inaction by policymakers, three climate change scientists called on their colleagues to withdraw from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reporting process.
NASA calls off second launch attempt for Artemis Moon rocket due to propellant leak
For the second time in five days, NASA halts a countdown in progress and postpones a planned attempt to launch the debut test flight of its giant, next-generation rocket, the first mission of the agency's moon-to-Mars Artemis program.
Krishna and David did a 9,000km trip in an EV — and it wasn't as hard as they thought
Krishna Sen and her partner David Hill drove across the whole width of the country — from Perth to Melbourne, then Sydney, and back to Perth — in an electric car. This is how it went.
A quarter of Australian mammals are rodents. Now we know how — and when — they arrived
A new DNA study maps the origin and evolution of one of Australia's largest groups of mammals: rodents.
Crocs and people have shared these waterways for millennia, but one thing could alter that harmony forever
In Kowanyama people live side-by-side with crocodiles. From Dreamtime stories to the modern day, the predators are an intrinsic part of the region's culture.
False vote-rigging claims force AEC to ask TikTok to remove election footage
Australia's election watchdog fought to keep footage of staff offline during the recent federal election, amid efforts by fringe groups and politicians to promote "stolen election" narratives.
James Webb telescope captures new detail in Phantom Galaxy
The galaxy, a favourite for studying how spirals form, is captured in never-before-seen detail thanks to the new space telescope's infrared technology.
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Rising sea level uncovers an ancient Indigenous murder mystery
An Aboriginal burial site in the Torres Strait has been uncovered by rising tides — fuelling a murder mystery archaeologists believe pre-dates colonial settlement in Australia.
Posted The mundane reason that likely caused the extinction of thunderbirds
New research suggests Australia's thunderbirds didn't die out from human nest raiders or crippling bone disease as previously thought.
Posted Updated Scientists investigate why koala population numbers fluctuate despite being on an island oasis
On a tropical island in North Queensland, an iconic marsupial lives its best life away from predators. So why does the population still fluctuate significantly? Scientists are trying to find out.
Posted Updated NASA prepares for second attempt at launching Artemis 1 moon rocket
Kennedy Space Center prepares for second launch attempt of NASA's towering, next-generation moon rocket after engineering problems foiled its debut flight.
Posted Updated Study shows southern right whales are finding their way to original spots to birth calves
Scientists find whales are increasingly returning to historic birthing grounds around Australia where they were once intensely hunted
Posted Aussie adventurer succeeds in 'impossible' wind-powered desert crossing
After 11 years of perseverance, a Queensland man has crossed the Simpson Desert driving a wind-powered buggy.
Posted Drones outperform gold standard in pollination trial
Miniature drones are being used to pollinate indoor crops as part of research looking at alternatives to honey bee pollination.
Posted Updated 14yo Tasmanian boy cracks national intelligence agency code in 'just over an hour'
By Dan Smith
A 14-year-old Tasmanian boy cracks four levels of code imprinted on a commemorative 50-cent coin in "just over an hour" after it was released by the nation's foreign intelligence cybersecurity agency — and the spy boss says she wants to meet him so she can "recruit him".
Posted Updated analysis
analysis: We've discovered seahorse fathers have a unique way of giving birth, and their courtship behaviour provides a clue
By Jessica Suzanne Dudley and Camilla Whittington.
Seahorse fathers incubate their developing embryos in a pouch located on their tail. But the way they give birth has even surprised scientists, write Jessica Suzanne Dudley and Camilla Whittington.
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