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Aerial photo of a saltpan

Australia just committed $207 million to a major satellite program. What is it, and why do we need it?

Landsat Nextis the next generation of an Earth observation satellite program from which Australia has benefited for over 40 years. Here's what it means for Australia.

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Side of building at dusk.
Monday, 20 Jan 2020
  • Analysis and opinion

Carcasses can play a positive role as landscapes recover from fire, providing rich nutrients for other native animal, microbial and plant species.

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Wednesday, 15 Jan 2020
  • News

Australia's current bushfire crisis could wipe out some of our rarer insect species, according to a group of experts.

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Wednesday, 15 Jan 2020
  • News

New research shows marsupials are forced to change their eating habits in hot weather because of the toxins found in Eucalyptus leaves.

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Aerial view of landscaping with amphitheatre.
Tuesday, 14 Jan 2020
  • Analysis and opinion

Australia has a long history of bushfires. But several factors make eastern Australia’s recent crisis different to infamous bushfires in the past.

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Aerial view of Kambri showing creek, buildings and trees.
Monday, 13 Jan 2020
  • Analysis and opinion

We estimate most of the range and population of between 20 and 100 threatened species will have been burnt.

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Shoots growing from eucalyptus tree.
Monday, 13 Jan 2020
  • News

Rather than an untidy mess, fire-damaged trees and half burnt logs left behind by a fire are valuable habitat for recovering wildlife.

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Wednesday, 08 Jan 2020
  • News

The detection of two neutron stars colliding in space about five billion trillion kilometres away has left a team of scientists scratching their heads.

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Bobby Sun on One Tree Island
Tuesday, 10 Dec 2019
  • Student profile

Bobby Sun loves the ocean and is about to graduate with a Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours), specialising in marine science. And yet, she can't swim.

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Sherbaz Hashmi
Monday, 09 Dec 2019
  • Student profile

Sherbaz says his current career trajectory was shaped by an internship experience he completed as part of his science program.

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