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Get ready for a month of shooting stars
Earth is about to make its annual pass through the tail of Halley’s Comet.
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Relax, the damage to Rottnest’s seagrass isn’t as bad as we thought
A popular WA tourist location is making headlines after a recent study found recreational moorings were destroying the sea floor – but the scientists who conducted the research say their findings have been over-hyped.
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Rare breeding success for world’s smallest glider
At least five tiny feathertail glider joeys have been born at Taronga Zoo in a rare breeding success.
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Baby alligator hatching caught on camera
Footage of a baby American alligator squeezing and squeaking its way out of an egg at the Australian Reptile Park has gone viral.
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VIDEO: Twin baby platypuses make debut
A pair of baby boy platypuses have emerged from their burrow at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria 133 days after hatching.
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Total solar eclipse captured from space
While Indonesia enjoyed 2016’s only total solar eclipse on Tuesday morning, NASA offered a novel perspective from space – the shadow of the Moon passing across Earth.
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‘Wild’ dingo characteristics are genetically dominant
Australia’s largest land predator has been found to be resistant to one of its biggest threats – changes in skull shape caused by cross-breeding with domestic dogs.
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‘Drowned Apostles’ discovered in Victoria
Victoria’s iconic Twelve Apostles have received a surprise boost in numbers with the discovery of five extra limestone columns hidden deep underwater.
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Antarctica’s blue whales are split into three populations
New research by South Australian scientists could help save Antarctica’s blue whales from their “near-annihilation” by whalers during the 20th century.
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Too ugly for science
A review of existing research into 331 Australian mammal species has found ‘ugly’ rodents and bats are missing out on their fair share of attention.