New modelling reveals some outer reefs will stay 1 degree Celsius cooler than surrounding areas in coming decades — but it's not clear how their coral colonies will fare.
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'Stunned the hell out of me': Shark fishing in Brisbane is easier than you'd think
Researchers are leaning on recreational fishermen to learn more about the sharks in our waterways.
Photo shows Thorbjörn Hale with a bull shark.There are lots of snakes and it's 'the size of Belgium', but this region desperately needs its foreign vets
Regional veterinary jobs are taking more than 12 months to fill, but a Riverland clinic has found a short-term solution to boost workforce and mental health outcomes.
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Photo shows Three young women stand in front of a large tree smiling. The lady in the middle holds a baby kangaroo in a pink pouch'That is all gone now': Honey producers say WA bushfire has incinerated critical bee habitat
As the fight against a massive bushfire north of Perth continues, honey producers have reported devastating losses to habitat critical for their bees.
Photo shows Bushfire smoke blows behind a series of beehives.Are we alone? Australian institute funds research into unexplained phenomena
An institute founded by an Australian-based entrepreneur wants to better understand unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and is funding research projects in the hope of answering the question, "Are we alone?"
Photo shows Ross Coulthart in his home study holding his book: In Plain Sight.Family devastated after 'kind and gentle' boy dies from snake bite in central Queensland
Beau Horan, 16, has died in a Brisbane hospital after he was bitten by a snake, quite likely without his knowledge, at his home at Wurdong Heights near Gladstone.
Photo shows Three teenage children looking at camera150 years after her remains were exhumed and sent overseas, the Wagonga lady is home
The Wagonga lady is one of more than 1,700 ancestors returned to Australia from overseas collections in the past three decades, but many more remain to be found and returned.
Photo shows Mountain and lake framed by casuarina branches and long grassBody camera footage captures onlookers' screams as country cop wrangles lizard into police wagon
A police officer says he found a large crowd gathered on a West Australian street after residents had climbed onto a shed roof to escape a "very aggressive" goanna.
Photo shows Carnarvon Police nab 'aggressive' lizard'It's not very often that you see cannibalism in brown snakes': Snake catcher finds eastern brown feasting on fellow serpent
A snake catcher was "very excited" to see the uncommon sight of an eastern brown snake eating a fellow brown snake during a routine removal from a property in Wingfield, north-west of Adelaide.
Photo shows A brown snake is in a white bag, in its mouth is the tail of another snake.Couple caring for internet-famous Molly the magpie has licence revoked by court
Molly the magpie may once again have to be surrendered to wildlife authorities after a Supreme Court order has overturned a government decision to grant a special licence to the bird's carers.
Photo shows a magpie and dog lay on the groundUnderwater noise pollution loud enough to severely impact marine life, study finds
The first study into underwater noise pollution in estuaries on the east coast of Australia has uncovered the potentially devastating impacts noise from human activities is having on marine life.
Photo shows Brittney kneeling at the water's edge with a hydrophone
