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Devourer of worlds: two of the worst pests have hybridised into a global ‘mega-pest’

The remarkably flexible cotton bollworm has overcome most insecticides and devoured global crop staples, and has now landed on the previously untarnished New World, there, with hybridisation now possible—it's a race against time for researchers to map its genome and find the genetic flaws to put a halt on its calamitous appetite.

Hot on the tracks of feral animals in the Top End

Our new tracking tech is helping manage the impacts of feral buffaloes and pigs in Arnhem Land.

Backing the bouncing bandicoot over the Easter bunny

We have a bit of a complicated relationship with rabbits so instead of the bunny this year, we're backing the bandicoot for Easter.

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Birds in Their Habitats: Journeys with a Naturalist

Birds in Their Habitats: Journeys with a Naturalist, has Fraser combining humour and travel yarns (backed with sound scientific knowledge) revealing the secret lives, habits and skills of the incredible winged creatures.

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Bi-lingual app helps Indigenous rangers track threatened species

Can you imagine trying to do your job in another language? Warlpiri rangers can now track threatened species in either English or their first language, Walpiri, thanks to the bi-lingual Tracks App.

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National Eucalyptus Day: Five things you might not know about these flowering giants

Eucalyptus are uniquely Australia, with 894 of the 900 varieties native to our continent. This National Eucalyptus Day, we’re celebrating these wonderful trees and the services they provide for our atmosphere and ecosystems.

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Research and chill: the challenges of working in Antarctica

Sure it has come pretty sweet scenery but there are some downsides to working in the coldest place on the planet.

Six scientists you need to know (but have probably never heard of)

Newton, Einstein, Darwin: scientific superstars that you've certainly heard of. We'd like to introduce you to some equally impressive minds that only made it into the footnotes of history, despite their remarkable, life-changing, discoveries.

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Curious Kids: Where do flies sleep?

Flies need good grip because they often sleep upside down.

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Deposit schemes reduce drink containers in the ocean by 40%

Drink containers end up in the ocean at a truly alarming rate. Simply paying people a small amount to return them cuts that rate by nearly half.

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Common products, like perfume, paint and printer ink, are polluting the atmosphere

We need to make sure our future stocktakes for air quality include sources from consumer products such as cleaning fluids, indoor fragrances and home office items like printing ink.

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Tintype specimens: Our Australian National Fish Collection in noir

Our fish collection was seen through a different lens during a photoshoot using techniques from the 1850s.

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