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Antarctic ice age survival life seeking ice-free refuges imitates art in Ice Age, the movie
Why do animals living with humans evolve such similar features? A new theory could explain ‘domestication syndrome’
25-million-year-old fossils of a bizarre possum and strange wombat relative reveal Australia’s hidden past
New research reveals how forests reduce their own bushfire risk, if they’re left alone
New asteroid sample study offers further hints of space origin for the building blocks of life on Earth
QUT research shows bushfire safe rooms may save lives
Our mysterious night parrot has terrible vision – but we discovered it might be able to hear like an owl
Life-long environment for discovery and impact
Chernobyl was history’s worst nuclear disaster. Now it’s teaching geologists about the history of our planet
Scientists open door to manipulating ‘quantum light’
How did millions of fish die gasping in the Darling – after three years of rain?
What can we expect from the final UN climate report? And what is the IPCC anyway?
The flap of a butterfly’s wings: why autumn is not a good time to predict if El Niño is coming
Groundbreaking new research and a scientific career sparked by a High School teacher
Why are electricity prices going up again, and will it ever end?
Australia’s extinct giant eagle was big enough to snatch koalas from trees
We used to think diamonds were everywhere. New research suggests they’ve always been rare
UOW researcher selected for global leadership program for women in STEMM
Brain white matter declines for years after stroke
Cancer care and lessons learned from pandemic
Tasmanian devil whiskers hold the key to protecting these super-scavengers
New process gives CO2 conversion more “bang for buck”
UNSW researchers granted top honours from Australian Academy of Science
Orange-bellied parrot shows there’s more to saving endangered species than captive breeding
Making our roads resilient, eco-friendly and smart
Fairy-wrens are more likely to help their closest friends but not strangers, just like us humans
Is the honeybee’s iconic waggle dance learned or innate? New research provides the answer
Groundbreaking centre to end violence against women
Electricity from thin air: an enzyme from bacteria can extract energy from hydrogen in the atmosphere
Crocodiles are uniquely protected against fungal infections. This might one day help human medicine too
The Greens aren’t grandstanding on a new coal and gas ban – they’re negotiating well
Solar power can cut living costs, but it’s not an option for many people – they need better support
Inclusion means everyone: 5 disability attitude shifts to end violence, abuse and neglect
Tracing 13 billion years of history by the light of ancient quasars
As Western Sydney residents grapple with climate change, they want political action
When is a nature reserve not a nature reserve? When it’s already been burned and logged
Drones detect moss beds and changes to Antarctica climate
What are the best conditions for life? Exploring the multiverse can help us find out
‘Let’s get real’: scientists discover a new way climate change threatens cold-blooded animals
Most detailed geological model reveals Earth’s past 100 million years
Scientists just revealed the most detailed geological model of Earth’s past 100 million years
It’s coffee time … who ordered fresh bread flat white?
We can’t keep putting apartment residents’ waste in the too hard basket
New results from NASA’s DART planetary defence mission confirm we could deflect deadly asteroids
$1.7million ARC Linkage funding to engineer sustainable solutions
Repping Right to Repair
Move over, honeybees: Aussie native bees steal the show with unique social and foraging behaviours
Extinct elephant birds were 3 metres tall and weighed 700kg. Now, DNA from fossil eggshells reveals how they lived