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4 things you didn’t know about white sharks

In a world first, we've used a combination of tracking technologies to estimate the Australian white shark populations.

World-first genetic analysis reveals Aussie white shark numbers

New research has used genetic analysis in a world-first effort to accurately estimate Australian and New Zealand white shark numbers.

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.

Helping put the Great Barrier Reef on the road to recovery

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

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.

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Magic in the mushroom coral: our great undersea discovery

On a recent trip to Ningaloo Reef our researchers stumbled across a field of corals the like of which have never been seen in such abundance before.

Eddy currents: enter the whirlpool

What do the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and the Australian freshwater eel have in common?

El Niño and La Niña – por que no los dos?! (Actually, that would be very bad)

We need to talk about the two children responsible for some of our climate catastrophes: El Niño and La Niña.

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Quiz ahoy! How deeply do you know our oceans?

There's so much more to our oceans than the very edges we see when we rush to the shores in the summer months.

Dissecting a dolphin packs an olfactory punch and critical learnings for UTAS students

Most students remember dissecting a frog in science class at school, but not everyone has witnessed a dolphin being carefully taken apart and examined. WARNING: this story contains images of a dolphin being dissected.

Braithwaite, there’s MORE: celebrating our lifetime achievers

Daryl Braithwaite might be riding his horse into the ARIA Hall of Fame, but we're busy singing the praises of two of our own lifetime achieving scientists.

Super size me! Sponges and more discoveries from Investigator’s north west trip

Following decades of heavy trawling off the north-west shelf of Australia in the 1970s and 1980s, researchers will assess how the region has recovered, providing scientific advice to guide sustainable fishing practices both in Australia and internationally.

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