The discovery of the oldest pottery ever found in Australia on Jiigurru/Lizard Island off the Queensland coast is challenging the idea that Aboriginal Australian communities were unaware of pottery manufacture before European ...
Archaeology
Apr 10, 2024
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The results of a long-range genetic study of Queensland's estuarine crocodiles have shown they can be described broadly as six populations living within 12 distinct bioregions.
Ecology
Mar 19, 2024
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Rescue teams on Tuesday evacuated a flood-ravaged town in northeastern Australia, racing to airlift hundreds of people to safety before they run out of food and water.
Environment
Dec 19, 2023
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2023 has shattered climate records, accompanied by extreme weather that has left a trail of devastation and despair, according to the World Meteorological Organization at COP 28. Some of the most significant extreme heat ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 5, 2023
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The number of families choosing to homeschool in Australia and around the world keeps growing.
Education
Nov 21, 2023
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This week, dozens of fires have burned across Queensland. More homes have burned in the state than during the 2019–2020 Black Summer—57 so far this year, compared to 49.
Earth Sciences
Nov 1, 2023
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In recent months, there has been increasing focus on crime committed by young people in Australia. Politicians are coming under more pressure to respond to these well-publicized criminal acts and the public perceptions that ...
Social Sciences
Oct 30, 2023
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The announcement by Glencore last week that its Mount Isa copper mines will close in 2025 is significant for the town.
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2023
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Scientists from Queensland Museum Network and the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution have rewritten the history of black corals, revealing their origin on the continental slopes (250–3,000 meters ...
Evolution
Oct 4, 2023
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Researchers from Western Sydney University have uncovered the secret eating habits of one of the world's most endangered animals.
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2023
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