Tasmanian Times
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1.7KDiet Wears Down Devil Dentures
Bones and all: see how the diets of Tasmanian devils can wear down their sharp teeth to blunt nubbins Tasmanian devils are expert...
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Population Growth Slows
Australia’s population grew by 0.5 per cent during the year ending 31 December 2020, according to the latest figures released by the...
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A Rare Bird — How Europeans got the Black Swan so Wrong
The black swan is an Australian icon. The official emblem of Western Australia, depicted in the state flag and coat-of-arms, it decorates...
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Podcast – Rewild the Isles
by Supplementary Information Between the mainland and Tasmania are a series of small islands that are all that is left of the...
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How Plant-based Diets Could Help Prevent the Next COVID-19
Viruses like COVID-19, SARS, bovine spongiform, swine flu and avian flu all have something in common: They all come from animals, described...
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Tasmania Reached Net-zero Emissions and 100% Renewables – but Climate Action doesn’t Stop There
Getting to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and 100% renewable energy might seem the end game for climate action. But what if, like...
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A Healthy Environment as a Human Right
UN recognition of this right would strengthen legal arguments for preserving nature.
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3,000 Shipping Containers Fell Into the Pacific Ocean Last Winter
A rise in container-ship accidents adds to the growing marine plastic pollution problem and poses risks to ocean health, wildlife and mariners.
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Dr Lisa-ann Gershwin – My Little Dolphin
Scientist Dr Lisa-ann Gershwin recently spoke eloquently to a Senate committee about Tasmania's own endemic dolphin.
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Speeding Drivers Keep Breaking the Law even after Fines and Crashes
Over 1,000 Australians died as a result of a traffic crash in the past year, with speed being a factor in around...
