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In 1968, Australia released 275,000 dung beetles across its cattle country to solve a problem caused by imported cattle

Australia's dung beetle problem began almost two centuries before scientists found a solution, when European settlers introduced cattle whose droppings were unlike anything most native Australian dung beetles had evolved to process. The First Fleet brought five cows and two bulls in 1788, and as cattle numbers grew, their large,…

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Power prices fall but risks remain for life after coal

Renewable energy and batteries are pushing down wholesale power prices but a report warns they could rise again when coal-fired plants power down.

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The decades-old ‘AI alignment problem’ has finally become a reality. Solving it won’t be easy

Human beings have long told versions of the same warning: be careful what you wish for.

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Poultry industry warned of devastating bird flu losses

Australia's poultry farmers face likely devastating losses as bird flu entrenches itself in the nation, similar to the impact endured by the American industry.

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Stranger things: Aussie helps crack cosmic cold case

A team of international scientists have used cutting-edge technology, including a radio telescope in rural Australia, to open a new "cosmic window".

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Suspected mass bird flu deaths found in second state as Murray Watt warns ‘this is the beginning’

Environment minister says Australia has ‘long and difficult journey’ and says more mass mortality events likely

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First Australian mass mortality event suspected as deadly bird flu virus rapidly escalates among native birds

Helicopter surveillance finds dead and dying greater crested terns off South Australian coast as H5 virus spreads

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More charitable opportunities for science: CSIRO head

The national science agency is lobbying philanthropists and businesses for donations as funding for research and development in Australia falls short.

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Batteries are getting cheaper while gas gets pricier. Here’s why

Last summer, Australia’s electricity grid underwent a quiet but consequential shift.

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Seven suspected new bird flu cases are ‘evidence of spread’ into Australian wildlife, experts warn

BirdLife Australia says discoveries of sick and dead local seabirds in South Australia show outbreak is ‘taking hold’

The Guardian - AU

Building dams to protect Lismore from flooding would cost billions. Could nature do it better?

The unprecedented flooding in New South Wales in 2022 killed 13 people across the state, left 4,000 properties uninhabitable and damaged a further 10,900 homes. Lismore was especially hard hit due to its location on the Wilson River floodplain.

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In the early 1900s, prickly pear spread over 20 million hectares in Queensland, threatening ecosystems with its rapid growth of 1,000 hectares daily

An introduced cactus became an environmental disaster across Australia's landscapes. Governments tried many measures, but nothing effectively stopped the prickly pear's spread. Scientists then introduced a South American moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, as a biological control agent. This moth's larvae destroyed the invasive cactus, returning millions of hectares of land. The…

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Morning Mail: what worries young people most, PM unveils AI plan, Spain into World Cup final

Study reveals gen Z’s priorities along with distrust of politicians and media;

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Energy rollercoaster: Australian bills to fall and rise

Australian households can expect lower electricity costs in the coming years, a report says, but they shouldn't get used to them.

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Coalition and One Nation’s plan to ditch net zero would not lower power prices, CSIRO report finds

GenCost report contradicts parties’ claims about abandoning emissions target, and finds nuclear would be most expensive way to generate power

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Greens issue housing demand for 3000-home new suburb

'Failing' affordable housing schemes not the answer in new suburb.

The Canberra Times

ACT lands space for 3000 new homes in $385m deal with CSIRO

Long-awaited land sale will deliver more than 3000 new homes.

The Economic Times

Coal India to invest ₹1,900 crore in R&D by FY30

Coal India Ltd is set to invest nearly ₹1,900 crore in R&D by FY2030 to boost mine productivity and cut emissions. The company is focusing on cleaner coal technologies and alternative energy sources, with its R&D spending significantly increasing this fiscal. New initiatives include a National Centre for Coal and…

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NSW’s deadly one-in-100-years floods could have been slashed by two metres using dams, CSIRO finds

Governments have not committed to measures modelled in report on Lismore’s 2022 floods. Seven people died in the northern rivers region

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Fourth case of deadly flu detected in migratory seabird

CSIRO testing has confirmed a fourth case of deadly H5N1 bird flu in a giant petrel found on Western Australia's southern coast.

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Bird flu confirmed in South Australia as infected petrel brings deadly H5N1 cases to three

An additional case is suspected in Western Australia, which would bring the total number of bird flu infections to four

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Angus Taylor dismisses Labor’s ‘half-arsed’ tweaks to CGT reform – as it happened

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Have we lost our appetite for meat and dairy alternatives?

Our supermarket shelves are lined with meat and dairy products, ranging from cheese to milk and minced beef.

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Mice in walls, food stores, even beds – Australia’s mouse plague is driving some towns to desperation

In WA and SA, grain belt communities overrun by rodents lay bait and hope for the same sudden disappearance that ended previous outbreaks

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Climate change is causing fish to move to cooler water. But what if their escape route is blocked?

Around the world, ocean warming is causing fish to move polewards in search of cooler water.

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