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Koalas Nearly Went Extinct 100,000 Years Ago, DNA Study Finds
Every koala alive today descends from a tiny population that barely survived a near extinction event 100,000 y
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Australia's Greater Gliders Fly Far Shorter Than 85-Year-Old Claim
For 85 years, a single old study claimed Australia's largest gliding marsupial could soar 100 metres through t
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Australia's greater gliders are worse gliders than scientists thought
Australia's greater gliders, the cat sized marsupials that sail between eucalyptus trees, are not as skilled a
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The brown huntsman may be the fastest spider on Earth
A spider that can run faster than most people can sprint has been discovered in Australia. The brown huntsman
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Robot vacuum explosion leaves Perth man fighting for life
A man in Perth, Australia, is fighting for his life after his robot vacuum cleaner exploded inside his home, s
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Toxic space debris washes up on Queensland beaches
Beachgoers in Queensland, Australia, have stumbled upon a strange new kind of litter: metal spheres that may b
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Australian officials beg public to give Neil the seal space
A celebrity seal in Australia has become such a roadside attraction that wildlife officials are now publicly p
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Seabirds rarely seen on land wash up in Australia with deadly bird flu
Brown skuas and giant petrels are seabirds built for the open ocean. They spend nearly their entire lives at s
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Vanilla and nausea: Australian scientists trick foxes into ignoring turtle eggs
In Australia, scientists are using vanilla extract and fake eggs to make foxes feel sick, all in an effort to
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Stem nesting bees face greater heat risk in Australia
Some of Australia’s native bees may be far more vulnerable to climate change than others, and the key differen
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Bird flu kills 13,000 seal pups on remote Australian island
More than 13,000 elephant seal pups died on a remote Australian island after a highly contagious bird flu stra
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Australia creates first Sea Country Indigenous Protected Area
Australia has declared its first Sea Country Indigenous Protected Area, a stretch of ocean larger than Portuga
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Whales Have Died in This Indian Ocean Spot for 5 Million Years
For at least 5 million years, whales have been swimming to the same patch of the Indian Ocean to die. Scientis
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Three New Planking Mantis Species Found in Australia and PNG
Three new species of praying mantis have been discovered in Australia and Papua New Guinea, and they do someth
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Australian telescope maps magnetic fields across the universe
Astronomers in Australia have released the first detailed map of magnetic fields spanning the largest volume o
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Female dolphins remember aggressive males and avoid mating with them
Female dolphins hold grudges. And those grudges shape who they mate with. New research from Australia shows th
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New ghost pipefish named after Sesame Street's Snuffleupagus
A newly identified fish in Australia is bright orange, covered in hairlike growths, and named after a beloved
