research Exceptional new fish fossil sparks rethink of how Earth’s geology drives evolution 12 Sep 2024 An illustration of the Ngamugawi wirngarri coelacanth in its natural habitat.Katrina Kenny by Alice Clement, Flinders University and John Long, Flinders University Coelacanths are deep-sea fish that live off the…
research Climate change and humans together pushed Australia’s biggest beasts to extinction 25 Nov 201926 Nov 2019 Over the last 60,000 years, many of the world’s largest species disappeared forever. Some of the largest that we generally call ‘megafauna’ were first lost in Sahul — the super-continent…
research Logbook of Australia’s ancient megafauna 20 Nov 201920 Nov 2019 Australia is home to some of the most unique species worldwide, including egg-laying mammals, tree-climbing, desert-bouncing and and burrow-digging marsupials, and huge flightless birds. While these animals are fascinating, the…