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Live-streaming of osprey chicks in their nest, part of a plan to help save their species

Two osprey chicks are now live-streaming from their barge-nest in Port Lincoln. They will then be tracked after they fledge in December.




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Decades-long study shows waterbird population has fallen as much as 90 per cent

The drastic decline over the past four decades is linked to widespread drought which is causing bodies of water to disappear, devastating waterbird population numbers.





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Between a wolf and a dog? 18,000-year-old pup stuns scientists

Scientists are stunned by the discovery of the well-preserved body of an 18,000-year-old puppy in far-eastern Russian Siberia, but experts are unsure whether it was a dog or a wolf.





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The biggest existential threat to public education is giving teachers anxiety

The working conditions of teachers is the learning environment for students — so to improve outcomes for our kids, we need to first take a hard look at the growing pressures on our educators, writes Dan Hogan.




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New whale shark hotspot on Great Barrier Reef

The whale shark may be the world's largest fish but locating them on the Great Barrier Reef is like "finding a needle in a haystack".




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Oozing enthusiasm for Australia's 'most intellectual' next Big Thing

At 662 square metres, a Perth university has created what it believes to be the world's largest periodic table of the elements.




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Why almost everything you thought about running is wrong

Running is one of the most basic and natural forms of human movement but while almost all of us can run, not everyone is doing it well.




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'Wave to your island': Stolen Generations descendants return to Reef for resilience study

Their parents and grandparents were forcibly removed from their home, but now the Woppaburra people have returned to the Keppel Islands as partners in a project that could help heal the Great Barrier Reef in the future.




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A star roughly 10 times bigger than the Sun could be about to explode

Astronomy experts explain why giant red star Betelgeuse looks a little different at the moment — and why scientists around the world are talking about it.




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Chinese scientist who 'gene-edited' babies jailed for three years

Chinese scientist He Jiankui, who claims he made the world's first "gene-edited" babies by altering human embryos in 2018, is convicted on charges of practising medicine illegally, according to Chinese state media.








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Two pioneering scientists who changed how we think about the climate

In the late 19th and early 20th century, these pioneering scientists scaled mountains, hiked across glaciers and flew into storm clouds to unravel the mysteries of the Earth's global climate system.





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Rain brings positive vibes and a unique smell to go with it

That warm, earthy scent when it rains for the first time after an extended dry spell has a name. As Dr Karl explains, there's a whole science behind it.




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Blast simulator revolutionising way we bomb-proof our vital buildings

In an unassuming warehouse in Wollongong lies the only blast-testing machine of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, providing life-saving information about the defence against bomb attacks.





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Amid coronavirus panic, these Aussies dropped everything to run Darwin's quarantine village

They were on holidays on the other side of the world, or with their families, and living their lives. But when coronavirus called, they answered.






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Human-to-animal transmission of COVID-19 'unlikely', say health experts

Livestock industries are not immune to the threat of coronaviruses, but experts say the risk of the COVID-19 strain passing to animals remains low.









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'I was always hurting myself': This children's book author is striving to turn the gender imbalance on its head

In her time as a professional skier, a research student and working at Google, Annabel Blake noticed a reoccurring theme: an alarming shortage of women, and she's on a mission to change that for the next generation.




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This worm is your most distant ancestor

Scientists say Ikaria wariootia, which lived 550 million years ago, was bilaterian, meaning it had a mouth, an anus and a through gut — just like humans and most animals.




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'A darkness so unfathomable it could be a tunnel into deep space'

Trapped deep under layers of solid Antarctic ice are air bubbles from before the industrial age holding clues to a climate riddle which could radically reshape our understanding of global warming.




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Can cloud brightening protect the Great Barrier Reef?

Using a device like a snow cannon to shoot microscopic saltwater droplets into the air, scientists are hoping to reduce heat on the reef and slow the impacts of coral bleaching.





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Shandee Blackburn inquest told evidence against ex-boyfriend 'overwhelming'

A lawyer for the family of murdered Mackay woman Shandee Blackburn tells an inquest into her death the evidence points to the victim's ex-boyfriend.




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Man found alive after land and sea search at Illawong Beach, South Mackay

Police say they've found a man reported missing on Sunday morning after launching a search and public appeal for him at Illawong Beach, South Mackay.






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Markis Turner's mother denied bail after allegedly buying yacht for him to flee Australia

A 64-year-old woman who allegedly purchased a yacht for her son to flee the country while he was on bail over a multi-million-dollar cocaine-smuggling operation is remanded in custody.




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Lego therapy groups are emerging to aid communication skills in children with autism




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