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Analysis of high-resolution drone imagery concludes 97% of corals died at a Lizard Island reef between March and June this year

Researchers at an Australian university have used the pelts of 36 dead rats to try to figure out why the animals' fur glows in the dark.

Australians are currently voting in a rare referendum that, if successful, would see Indigenous Australians formally recognised in the constitution. Supporters say it's a much-needed move to ensure Indigenous communities are consulted properly in decision-making processes that directly affect them. Detractors say the proposals are divisive and unfair, or simply…

In the early 1990s, marine researchers in the Caribbean found something alarming. On reef after reef, corals were dying off – and seaweed was growing in their place.

The first animal named after David Attenborough, who turns 97 today, was an Australian gecko. But it didn't keep its name for very long. To understand why we need to go back to an infamous scientific kerfuffle.

About 20 former students say they were ‘deceived and misled’ about major that left them unable to work in regulated industry

You have a 5 per cent greater chance of dying in a heatwave, a new study finds, but where you live and the severity of the heat affects your chances, with some results counterintuitive.

Disease surveillance by the WHO shows mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever are rising sharply.

Researchers analysed 10 brands of rapid antigen tests and found only two were able to detect low concentrations of the COVID-19 virus.