Most wildlife plays a key role in any ecosystem. So when one becomes extinct, it can impact their habitat. And we’re now finding we may have lost more species in Australia than first thought.
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Giant sharks did once exist in our oceans – many millions of years ago. But rumours persist that some may still be alive today.
Our entire knowledge of one of Australia’s extinct ancient giant birds is flawed because experts have been looking at remnants of the wrong egg the whole time.
Lorsque Lonesome George, une tortue géante des Galapagos, mourut à 100 ans, beaucoup pensèrent que son espèce venait de disparaître à jamais avec lui… mais il n’en était rien.
Some clinical perfectionists avoid or procrastinate because they fear not being able to meet their desired standards.
When 100-year-old giant tortoise Lonesome George died in 2012, the world thought his species was lost forever. We went to the Galápagos Islands looking for ‘extinct’ tortoises – and we found them.
Have you ever wondered what real scientists think of science fiction? Here’s a selection of top pics from those in the know.
The US food authority may have approved GM salmon for our consumption, but it may take time before any appear in our stores.
The new impact framework will improve some of the problems arising out of the ERA’s university research audit, but major challenges will remain.
Pets have been shown to have positive effects for physical health for some time, so why don’t we take them more seriously?
Footage of wars, bombings and shootings can traumatise children. Here’s how parents can help them cope with distressing content.
The rate of risky drinking among young people is decreasing, while risky drinking among older adults is increasing.
Lear’s mordant images and sonorous cadences throb with dire warning and a sense of imminent catastrophe. So what’s the play’s key message, for current times, with Geoffrey Rush in the title role?
Following a sustained and vocal campaign by the arts sector, the controversial National Program for Excellence in the Arts has been rethought and renamed. Should we be celebrating or concerned?
The future of the worlds largest short film festival hangs in the balance. Can Tropfest survive? And, if not, what’s the loss to Australia’s film industry?
Islamic State terrorism and propaganda are designed to provoke often predictable responses. We naturally respond with displays of outrage and solidarity, but we should beware the trap of division.
Despite Australians’ wishes, we spend more on people dying in hospital than enabling them to die at home.
Many untested drug therapies are expensive at best and potentially dangerous at worst. So what treatments do work for ice and other drug users?
This Remembrance Day, spend some time with Claire Adams Mackinnon – the silent Hollywood movie star who stole the heart of Melbourne bachelor and lived the last 40 years of her life in Victoria.
Sir John Kerr probably made his own decision to dismiss the Whitlam government much earlier than he acknowledged publicly while alive – but he came to this conclusion in discussion with others.
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Associate Professor in Australian History, Flinders University
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Associate Lecturer, Learning & Teaching Innovation, Flinders University
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Associate Professor of Archaeological Science, Flinders University
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Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
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Associate Professor of Natural Sciences (Oceanography), Flinders University
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Professor of Health Economics, Flinders University
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Professor of English, Flinders University
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Head, Childhood Dementia Research Group, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Biodiversity Genomics, Flinders University
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Casual Academic, Creative Writing and English Literature, Flinders University
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Associate Professor in Archaeology, Flinders University
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Maritime-Underwater Archaeologist and PhD Candidate on Archaeology (Humanities), Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Flinders University
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Research Associate, Childhood Dementia Research Group, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
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Marine Heritage Analyst and PhD Candidate, Flinders University
