Think snakes are scary? These lizards have evolved to make snakes the snack
Snakes and lizards in the Australian outback are locked in a battle of survival. Which is predator and which is prey comes down to strategies they've evolved to resist deadly venom, a study suggests.
Meta AI has rolled out on our social media apps to a mixed reception. Here's why and what to do with it
The launch of Meta's artificial intelligence tool has generated a wave of confusion among users as the AI bots descended upon familiar social media apps and began interacting with real people. Here are five quick questions on what the new tool means for users.
Defence may have to airdrop coffee, other supplies, to Antarctic expeditioners after Nuyina's failure
A Senate inquiry has heard the Department of Defence has been enlisted to potentially deliver supplies, including much-needed coffee, to Mawson Station after an earlier resupply voyage was disrupted when cranes malfunctioned on Australia's $528 million icebreaker.
Research backs Australian farmers growing juniper berries to support nation's gin industry
With most Australian gin distilleries importing juniper berries from Europe, this NSW farmer is on a mission to create a potentially superior, scientifically backed homegrown juniper industry.
'Sun King' says Australia can build its own solar panel industry, with a little help from China
Twenty years ago China built a solar manufacturing industry on the back of Australian innovation. Now, as Australia tries to build a solar industry of its own, it needs assistance from China.
Susannah was the subject of research for 30 years. It cost her her 'private life'
From her early childhood well into adulthood, Susannah Breslin was studied by US researchers who became like parent figures to her. She has mixed feelings about the study's impact on her life.
How a 1971 treaty is protecting Australian wetlands and frustrating big developers
A proposed $1.4 billion redevelopment of internationally protected wetlands in Queensland has been scrapped for now. But it's unlikely developers will stop trying to build in similar sites.
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Bats have a negative reputation, but do they deserve such a bad rap?
A bat ecologist says negative stereotypes and links to the COVID-19 outbreak have given bats a poor reputation, yet they play an important role in controlling insects, pollinating plants and spreading seeds.
Search for known shipwrecks off WA coast finds some just aren't where they're supposed to be
A Perth archaeologist and anthropologist has made an unexpected discovery — some of the known shipwrecks off the WA coast aren't where they're supposed to be.
The neuroscience of singing: How choirs help our brains and bodies recover from burnout
Scientists have been singing the praises of community choirs for decades, and they're only just scratching the surface on all of the benefits for cognitive, social and emotional wellbeing. So what is it about coming together in song that feels so magical?
The tiny, blind, predatory mite engaged in a microscopic battle for one of Australia's favourite fruits
James Hill is breeding billions of tiny blind predatory mites that are packed on ice and posted to strawberry farms in the battle against destructive sap-sucking insects.
SA Museum boss says proposed changes 'not about diminishing research'
The head of the South Australian Museum has acknowledged his proposed restructure of the institution will likely change following a government review.
'People with malicious intent, they are capitalising on this': Is this the world's weirdest scam?
American journalist Deborah Vankin can still recall sitting down one day to read her own obituary. Her search to uncover who was behind it, unearthed a cottage industry of spammy websites run by 'obit pirates'.
Why are there so many caterpillars this year — and can you keep them at bay?
Persistent rain has created some of the most impressive poinciana blooms in recent years, but it's also led to ideal breeding conditions for some caterpillars.
Flying foxes are coming to a town near you, and experts say we need to learn to live with them
Grey-headed flying foxes move into new locations in search of food and habitat, and their defenders say residents need to learn to live with the sometimes noisy and smelly creatures.
A mass stranding of whales on a WA beach ended better than many feared, but the danger has not passed
Authorities are monitoring pods of whales off WA's south-west coast to ensure they do not return to the beach, after most of those involved in a mass stranding at Geographe Bay near Dunsborough swam back out to sea.
Northern quolls caught napping in midnight 'siesta' discovery
Scientists have a few theories as to why a nocturnal marsupial is partial to a nightly power nap, but aren't 100 per cent convinced they have figured it out.
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