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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.
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Wobbegongs have more complex social lives than we thought
Groupings of spotted wobbegong sharks that were once thought to be chance occurrences are now believed to reflect far more complex social relationships.
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Rare whale washes ashore in Victoria
A whale that died on a beach in Victoria at the weekend may be a rare dwarf sperm whale – the first time the species has ever been recorded in the state.
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VIDEO: Surreal deep-sea jellyfish near Mariana Trench
Deep-sea researchers exploring around the Mariana Trench have filmed a bizarre-looking jellyfish 3700m below the surface.
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Close encounter with Mars
This month, Earth is going to get up-close and personal with the red planet, and Australians are particularly well placed to see it.
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Baby echidna recovering from chicken attack
A four-month-old echidna puggle is recovering well at Taronga Zoo in Sydney after being attacked by chickens in a family’s backyard.
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Makemake has a moon
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble telescope have discovered a 160km-wide moon orbiting distant dwarf planet Makemake.
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Teenager Jade Hameister skis into the history books
A 14-year-old girl from Melbourne has become the youngest person in history to ski to the North Pole.
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VIDEO: Peta the koala’s physiotherapy
After being struck by a car, Peta is regaining her strength to go back out to the wild.