New study challenges a major theory on why some kangaroos mysteriously went extinct
Roughly 40,000 years ago, the short-faced cousins of modern kangaroos died out. The cause has been the subject of fierce ...
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Humans, not climate change, may have wiped out Australia’s giant kangaroos
About 40,000 years ago, giant kangaroos vanished Down Under. Dental analyses suggest a varied diet, meaning climate change was not the main cause.
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China not meddling in Africa’s internal affairs – Foreign minister
China on Thursday declared that it is opposed to foreign interference in the internal affairs of African countries, even as it expressed readiness to support the building of a standby force and ...
Australia chief selector George Bailey reveals reason behind omission of Maxwell, Handscomb from Sri Lanka tour
Reports suggested the return of Maxwell and Handscomb in Australias tour of the sub-continent. However, youngsters Cooper ...
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Cost to save all threatened species in Australia calculated for first time
Australia has already lost at least 100 species since European colonisation. Across land and freshwater habitats, 1,657 species are currently threatened with the same fate. Their populations have ...
Who Controls the South Pole and Why It Matters
Chile, Argentina, the U.K., Norway, Australia, New Zealand and France—maintain territorial claims on the continent.
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Researchers Identify Key Hot Spots for Critical Metals
To transition to a green economy, we require more critical metals such as copper, rare earth elements and cobalt than are currently available ...
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Who actually owns Antarctica? Unpacking the Antarctic Treaty
Discover more about the unique governance of Antarctica… and why it is still unowned despite seven countries making claims on ...
Hiker found 2 weeks after he got lost in a remote Australian mountain range
Police say a hiker survived on two muesli bars, foraged berries and creek water for two weeks while lost on a remote Australian mountain range ...
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Full recovery cost of Australia's threatened species would total an infeasible 25 per cent of GDP
Together with researchers from the University of Queensland, CSIRO has calculated for the first time the full cost of ...
Incredible image of rare 'cryptic' predator provides vision of ancient Australia
A photograph of a rarely seen cat-sized Aussie predator has got experts who study the elusive creature excited. Although it’s ...
The world’s huge new supercontinent that will emerge when the Pacific Ocean disappears
Scientists predict the Pacific Ocean will vanish in 200 million years, forming a new supercontinent named Amasia and ...