Huge waves of foam wash over Froggy Beach after last week’s storm
Stormy weather has an unusual upside if you happen to live on Australia's eastern coasts: giant waves of sea foam.
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Too ugly for science? ‘Ugly’ rodents and bats receive less scientific attention
A study conducted by Australian researchers found that scientific journals discourage the study of ‘ugly’ rodents and bats.
Australian government spends $1 billion to keep Hep C drug cheap
The Australian government wants to eliminate hepatitis C within one generation - a 'miracle drug' with a price tag of ...
Scientists find the world’s largest volcanic hotspot track
Scientists have discovered the longest chain of continental volcanoes in the world, stretching almost 2000 km (1200 miles) on Australia's ...
Tasmanian devil might get reintroduced to Australia after 3,000 years absence
Some conservationists are considering introducing the Tasmanian devil, currently only found in Australia's island state of Tasmania, back to the ...
Australian Biologists Discover Volcano Cluster by Mistake
A chance discovery revealed an impressive cluster of extinct volcanoes 150 miles off the coast of Sydney, three miles below the ...
The Great Barrier Reef left out of UNESCO “in danger” list, environmental group films turtle-back video to raise awareness of the area’s fragility
The Great Barrier Reef, which stretches 2,000km (1,200 miles) along the coast, is the world's largest living ecosystem. Environmental groups ...
Global warming has never looked so beautiful: Glowing plankton in Tasmania
Tasmania's Derwent River has put on a garb of surreal blue these past few nights as blooms of bioluminescent plankton ...
Courtship in the animal kingdom: the amazing blue-eyed satin bowerbird
Endemic to Australia and New Zealand, the satin bowerbird is considered one of the most intelligent birds found in nature. ...
One in five Australian homes use solar energy
Amazingly, 19 percent of all Australian households have solar panels or solar water heaters installed, according to the Australian Bureau ...
Australia might set the stage for failed climate change talks in Paris next year
Australia's Abbott government has been accused of intentionally taking measures that might lead to an international greenhouse gas emission target ...
Why Australia’s biggest oil discovery in 30 years doesn’t matter
Apache claims to have found the biggest oil field in 30 years. Image credit: Apache. I was reading this morning ...
Aboriginals boost kangaroo populations when hunting with fire
While they hunt kangaroos, aborigines in remote areas of Australia help boost marsupial populations by lighting bush fires. Image: acanberraboy.blogspot.com ...
New study shows why Koalas hug trees
A new study conducted by Dr Michael Kearney from the University of Melbourne explains that koalas actually hug trees to regulate ...
New and unique mineral discovered – it’s strikingly beautiful!
Photo: P. Elliott et al. Mineralogical Magazine There are over 4,000 known and fully described minerals in the world. Even ...
Australia on track for warmest year ever
The past 12 months have been 0.22 degrees Celsius warmer than any other equivalent period prior to 2013, and Australia ...
In Australia, wind power is already cheaper than Fossil fuels; solar is right behind
Australia seems poised to become one of the global leaders in terms of renewable energy; after a study showed that ...
Fantastic timelapse video from the world’s soon to be largest radio telescope array
Artist impression of the SKA. A while ago I told you a bit about one of the most anticipated international ...
A novel way of measuring the size of the Universe
The Universe is in constant expansion, which is why it is commonly said to be infinite, so basically one can ...
120 million crabs hit the streets
Image by Lilolebob. Every year, around this time of year, more than 100 million determined crabs take to the streets ...
Global warming posts new threats – Australian wildlife
The threat that global warming is has definetly been underestimated, and if something doesn't develop quite fast that could handle ...
