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Tasmania’s not so sweet invader: the sugar glider

Australia's natural history collections have answered the question of whether sugar gliders are a native species to Tasmania, where they prey on the critically endangered swift parrot.

Saildrones: Bots sailing the seas for science missions

Our new fleet of remote controlled ocean bots are sailing away to collect data on the high seas.

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Watch out buzz bee, there’s a spider in the house…

Citizen scientist witnesses world-first home-share between wolf spider and bee.

Helping put the Great Barrier Reef on the road to recovery

With the help of science the Great Barrier Reef can repair itself.

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Kangaroo grass seeds hopping towards climate change

Plants are able to reproduce in a number of weird and wacky ways, but have you ever heard about seeds that wiggle and hop their way towards germination?

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Dragon sex and the path to maleness or femaleness (and back again)

For bearded dragons, being male doesn’t stop at genetics—their sex is at the mercy of the weather. For them a changing climate means a changing sexual landscape.

Tracking elusive echidna populations

Seen an echidna recently? Scientists need your help to track this marvelous monotreme! Even though they are one of our iconic Australian animals, we know very little about them.

From plants to pants: developing the next generation of cotton

Our researchers are working on the next generation of cotton that has all the benefits of synthetics, without producing plastic microfibres.

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Five reasons flies are awesome (despite being really annoying)

We know they’re frustrating when you’re trying to enjoy your time in the sun. But next time you go to pull out the fly swatter, spare a thought for the many awesome things flies bring to the ecosystem.

2017 in science: Cassini crashed, dinosaurs discovered and spiders sorted

As the end of the year fast approaches, we wanted to share one last gift with you: some of the top science stories of 2017.

Not just heat: even our spring frosts can bear the fingerprint of climate change

We already know that climate change makes heatwaves hotter and longer. But a new series of research papers asks whether there is also a climate fingerprint on frosty spells and bouts of wet weather.

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Star Wars creatures and their Earthly counterparts

Everyone might be talking about the porgs from Star Wars: The Last Jedi but you don't have to leave our galaxy for weird and wonderful creatures.

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