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Moonstruck: how lunar light influences animal behaviour

Lunar animal research is receiving the technological and methodological breakthroughs necessary for the next wave of intriguing findings.

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Using cane toads to destroy cane toads: how ‘Peter Pan’ tadpoles are keeping these pests from ever growing up

Researchers from Sydney’s Macquarie University have discovered cane toad tadpoles are cannibalistic and can help stop the spread of their fellow toads if they remain in their pre-metamorphosis state.

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The mysterious scar found in the Australian outback using Google Earth

A man scouring Google Earth found a mysterious scar in the Australian outback – and now scientists know what caused it.

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Troubled waters: Australia’s freshwater fish are facing extinction

How can we stop Australia’s freshwater fish species from going extinct?

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Corpse flowers and flesh flies: why so many plants and fungi smell like death

Right now, people are lining up at the Geelong Botanic Gardens to see and smell the giant corpse flower, a rare plant that stinks like a dead body.

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Outback lady lizards have given up on sex in favour of cloning themselves

Hiding beneath scrap metal and abandoned cars in the Australian desert, you can find an ordinary-looking species of gecko that has an extraordinary biological trait: they don’t have sex.

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State of the Climate 2024: How is Australia faring?

Australia is enduring harsher fire seasons, more ocean heatwaves and sea-level rise.

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Engineering bioplastics for the future

CSIRO has partnered with Murdoch University to launch the Bioplastics Innovation Hub (BIH), to help fast-track the development of biologically derived, compostable plastics.