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Evolutionary Response and Devil FTD

A devil release near Cradle Mountain.

Global Partnership for 120m Affordable COVID-19 Rapid Tests

WHO has announced a global partnership to make available 120 million affordable, quality COVID-19 rapid tests for low- and middle-income countries.

Bureau Of Meteorology Raises La Niña Status To Active

The Bureau of Meteorology has today declared that La Niña has developed in the Pacific Ocean, upgrading from a La Niña ALERT status to an active event. This means that recent changes...

How Algorithms Discern our Mood from what we Write Online

Researchers and companies are harnessing computers to identify the emotions behind our written words. While sentiment analysis is far from perfect, it manages...

Hobart Western Bypass Feasibility Study

A feasibility study has explored four options for a western bypass of Hobart city centre and found none of them viable.

Red Handfish on the Brink of Extinction

Handfish are considered to be the most threatened family of marine bony fish on the planet – of all those that have...

A Billion Trees Promised, Not One Planted

Media release – Brian Mitchell MP, Federal Labor Member for Lyons, 23 September 2020 NOT ONE TREE OF 1 BILLION TREES PROMISE...

Making Indoor Spaces COVID-19 Safe

EXPERT REACTION: Australia’s Plain Tobacco Packaging

Plain packaging for tobacco in Australia may not have had the desired effects of encouraging smokers to quit and discouraging new smokers...

Emissions Could Add 38cm to 2100 Sea Level Rise

A NASA-led effort indicates that if greenhouse gas emissions continue apace, Greenland and Antarctica’s ice sheets could substantially contribute to global sea...