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Flying high: pleasure-seeking parrots pick pungent chemicals
Whether medicinal, hygienic or recreational, birds have been observed utilising highly aromatic plants and insects.
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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.
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Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Unlikely animal friendships
Why do we love to see unlikely animal friendships? A psychology expert explains.
History & Culture
Beatlemania: the enduring legacy of the Beatles’ tour of Australia, 60 years on
The Beatles began their first and only tour of Australia 60 years ago this week. It remains a landmark event in our social and cultural history.
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What it would be like to live permanently in Antarctica
It’s not only the physical challenges, but also the mental side of living in Antarctica that would make a permanent human settlement there difficult.
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What’s that in my nest? How parasitic relationships create new species
How do new species arise? And why are there so many of them? One possible reason is the arms race between animals such as predators and parasites, and the victims they exploit.
History & Culture
Awakening a sleeping language
Thomas Watson was devastated when he discovered his traditional language, Gangulu, was no longer spoken, but his grief gave way to searching, a process that led thousands of kilometres around the world to an attic in Sweden.
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OPINION: The real natural history of our tall, wet forests
History and science reveal the true story of mountain ash forests and should inform best management practice for these crucial ecosystems.
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Is the “echidnapus” the Rosetta Stone of early mammal evolution?
The chance discovery of a long-forgotten tray of fossils in the collections of the Australian Museum has highlighted a previously unknown “Age of Monotremes” that thrived while dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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On the nose: wildlife detection dog successfully trained to find rare ‘finger’ fungus
The sniffing talents of a dog breed usually employed to find truffles have been utilised for science.