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Smoke from the Black Summer fires could have made the triple La Niña more likely
Martin Jucker, UNSW Sydney The 2019-2020 bushfire season was devastating. Vast areas of pristine forest burned, many for…
Let’s show a bit of love for the lillipilly. This humble plant forms the world’s largest genus of trees – and should be an Australian icon
Shutterstock Darren Crayn, James Cook University and Stuart Worboys, James Cook University You’re probably familiar with the sight…
Should We Count Australia as a Biogeographic Island?
After the continents that formed Pangaea spilit apart during the Cretaceous Period, the lands we would now refer…
65,000 years of food scraps found at Kakadu tell a story of resilience amid changing climate, sea levels and vegetation
May Nango sharing stories about Mamukala wetlands with her grandson, in 2015. Anna Florin (courtesy of GAC), Author…
Australia’s Miocene Fossil “Trove” Reveals Its Tropical Past
A fossil “treasure trove” located within New South Wales recently revealed its findings, with stunning specimens of fossilized…
Newest Australian Dinosaur Find Is Its Biggest Yet
Despite the age of dinosaurs having passed more than 65 million years ago, and with it the plethora…