Rare, almost mythical Australian tree kangaroos can finally be studied, thanks to new tech
Thermal drones are helping researchers find Bennett’s tree kangaroos in the rainforest canopy, revealing new insights to ...
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Rare, almost mythical Australian tree kangaroos can finally be studied, thanks to new tech
Australia’s most mysterious marsupials can now be detected using new technology. Tree kangaroos are found only in the tropical rainforests of Australia and New Guinea. Unlike their ground-dwelling ...
Australia holds its nose for the 3rd rancid bloom of a rare corpse plant in 3 months
A rare bloom with a pungent odor like decaying flesh has opened in the Australian capital in the nation’s third such ...
Fossils show leaf-eating insects tracked gum trees for millions of years
How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to ...
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Study shows hot leaves can't catch carbon from the air. It's bad news for rainforests—and Earth
On the east coast of Australia, in tropical North Queensland, lies the Daintree rainforest—a place where the density of trees forms an almost impenetrable mass of green. Stepping into the forest ...
Sydney Morning Herald10d
Behind the scenes at the Botanic Garden, it’s more zoo than greenhouse
Rows of rainforest plants ... “The need to do all of this work across all 25,000 species of Australian species of plants is becoming more and more urgent.” Botanic Gardens of Sydney’s ...
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Plants Have Given Us Crucial Lifesaving Drugs – And Now We Risk Losing Them
These drugs, discovered decades ago, continue to save lives today, but more recent research has led to the development of ...