by Editorial | Jul 25, 2024 | Science
In a study led by the Australian National University (ANU) and published in the Molecular Ecology journal, two new species of mice were identified in different regions of Australia. Not your average house mouse According to the study, native rodents have...
by Matilda Meikle | Jul 25, 2024 | Science
A new scholarship will provide almost 300 Year 9 girls in regional and remote locations with hands-on science, technology, engineering and maths training. For the first time, students from the NT and regional SA will be brought to Adelaide as part of the Flinders...
by Leeza Meyer | Jul 15, 2024 | Environment, Science
As 24 new infrastructure projects are scheduled for 2025, light pollution from Sydney remains a significant issue. Light pollution affects more than 80 per cent of the world’s population due to excessive use of artificial light sources at night – and Sydney is...
by Emily Riches | Jun 18, 2024 | Science
Researchers from Flinders University have unearthed a nearly complete skull of the extinct Genyornis newtoni: an immense prehistoric bird that once roamed Australia. For over a century, the true appearance of Genyornis newtoni – known as mihirung paringwal...
by Matilda Meikle | Jun 17, 2024 | Science
A new species of pterosaur has been identified using fossils uncovered in central Queensland. Research undertaken by Curtin University has found that a 100-million-year-old fossil, first discovered in Kronosaurus Korner in 2021, belongs to a new genus and species of...
by Matilda Meikle | May 8, 2024 | Science
A fragmented jawbone found in the Murray River has changed scientists’ understanding of whale evolution. The whale fossil was discovered on the banks of the Murray River in 1921, and remained in the collections of Museums Victoria for more than a century. However, a...
