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Monday, 11 March 2013
The ability of ecosystems to adapt to climate change has been put under the microscope and the news is good for tuna and tropical rainforests.
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Consumers in developed countries are adding significantly to threats to biodiversity in developing countries via international trade.
Thursday, 12 January 2012
With voices hardly louder than an insect's buzz, the tiniest frogs ever discovered are smaller than a coin.
Friday, 2 December 2011
A huge treasure trove of artefacts including thousands of fragments of pottery provides the first evidence that the sea-faring Lapita people settled in mainland Papua New Guinea.
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
The high rate of extinction in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands is set to get worse unless urgent action is taken to protect biodiversity in the area, warn scientists.
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
When it comes to stick insects it seems you really can't judge a tree lobster by its cover, a new study finds.
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Australia's best defence against an outbreak of avian influenza is an invisible line passing through the Indonesian archipelago between Bali and Lombok that birds are reluctant to cross, a team of zoologists says.
Monday, 10 November 2008
A rock commonly found in southeast corner of the Arabian Peninsula could be used to soak up the main greenhouse gas carbon dioxide at a rate that could help slow global warming, scientists say.
Friday, 5 September 2008
More attention should be given to a potential environmental disaster in Papua New Guinea downstream from one of the world's largest copper mines, say some scientists.
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
The animated clownfish Nemo may have found his way home a lot sooner if he had trusted his nose, according to researchers.
Thursday, 7 August 2008
New Australian research has resolved an ongoing debate regarding the timing of a major tectonic plate collision in the South Pacific region, the effects of which we're still experiencing.
Monday, 7 July 2008
Indigenous Australian body art, such as tattoos and intentional scarring may help to unravel mysteries about where certain groups traveled in the past, what their values and rituals were, and how they related to other cultures, according to an Australian researcher.
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Some of Australia's most important watery war graves could be located for about one-tenth of the cost of finding HMAS Sydney, the nation's most high-profile naval shipwreck, a researcher says.
Friday, 7 March 2008
Sea levels are set to fall over millions of years, making the current rise blamed on climate change a brief interruption of an ancient geological trend, scientists say.
Tuesday, 8 May 2007
Aboriginal Australians are descended from the same modern human ancestors who left Africa to populate other parts of the world, says a new genetic study.