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Thousands of giant crabs amass off Australia’s coast. Scientists need your help to understand it

…the spider crabs, and answer a few questions. Photos are not essential but always welcome. We’re also using traditional research to solve these mysteries. This includes underwater surveys, spider crab…

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A deep dive into the world of reef manta rays

…A ‘charismatic’ reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi). Image credit: Simon Burrell/Project Manta Project Manta was founded in 2007 by fellow Associate Professor Kathy Townsend, with research undertaken by a multi-disciplinary…

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The puzzle of the platypus: could time be up for this iconic Aussie animal?

…last year University of Adelaide-led research began exploring a hormone in this complex chemical cocktail as a potential new diabetes treatment. Who’d have thought answers to two of the biggest…

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Zebra finches are social singers, new research finds

…in their natural habitat in an Australian arid zone. Image credit: Simon Griffiths/Macquarie University The research, published in the Journal of Current Biology, used five years of field studies at…

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Dingoes use tools to solve novel problems

DINGOES ARE MUCH SMARTER than humans give them credit for, according to new research. While the native canines are known for their smarts in hunting skills, they are also able…

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Herpes virus threatens endangered turtles

…statistics on mortality rates in diseased turtles. WWF is helping fund the research, which involves catching, testing and tagging the turtles in a kind of “turtle rodeo” manner. RELATED STORIES…

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Antarctica's blue whales are split into three populations

…as a whale. Long before we started working with blue whales in 2007, expeditions have been carried out under the auspices of the International Whaling Commission to research Antarctic whales….

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Mightier than the saw

…is an Honorary Research Fellow at Macquarie University, encountered her first sawfish in an aquarium. And it was an overheard conversation in another aquarium that sparked the idea for her…

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Light in the night: flock of Australia's rarest bird discovered in WA

…recorders to search for night parrots. Researchers then searched for the birds on Country between 2018 and 2023. Rangers’ detailed knowledge of habitats, water and seed resources was combined with…

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Eureka Prizes 2017: see the winners

…Aboriginal Heritage Project. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute associate professor Andrew Steer won the Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research. With the the University of New…

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Thousands of giant crabs amass off Australia’s coast. Scientists need your help to understand it

A deep dive into the world of reef manta rays

The puzzle of the platypus: could time be up for this iconic Aussie animal?

Zebra finches are social singers, new research finds

Dingoes use tools to solve novel problems

Herpes virus threatens endangered turtles

Antarctica's blue whales are split into three populations

Mightier than the saw

Light in the night: flock of Australia's rarest bird discovered in WA

Eureka Prizes 2017: see the winners