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Australia has a new biggest earthquake
The records have been given a shake up: a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in Tennant Creek, NT, in 1988 is now officially our biggest on record.
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Rock wallabies airlifted to new home
Yesterday, 23 threatened back-flanked rock wallabies were relocated by plane to a new home in Western Australia.
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Reptiles poached from WA outback found in Victoria
Wildlife investigators have recovered 12 native reptiles suspected to have been taken from Western Australia and trafficked to Victoria.
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The number of known planets just doubled
NASA today announced 1284 new exoplanets – the single largest finding of planets to date, including nine that could be potentially habitable.
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Western quolls released into Flinders Ranges
The final batch of 15 western quolls has been released in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges National Park after an absence of more than a century.
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NASA releases epic transit of Mercury video
Yesterday’s transit of Mercury was only visible in the Northern Hemisphere – but this stunning video from NASA will make up for missing out on the rare event.
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Crocodile eyes more sophisticated than previously thought
Crocodile eyes are even more finely tuned for hunting than we thought, according to new Australian research.
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Fight over the bones of Captain Cook’s Endeavour
After 238 years, the hunt for the wreck of Endeavour may finally be over – but what will become of this famous ship?
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Dark spot on the Sun
Amateur and professional astronomers in the Northern Hemisphere are preparing for a rare ‘transit of Mercury’ on 9 May.
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Controversial brumby cull proposed
The NSW Government has announced plans to cull 90 per cent of the brumby population in Kosciuszko National Park.