Car Makes Record-Breaking 621-Mile Trip on Single Charge Powered by the Sun
A non-road legal EV completed 1,000 kilometers of highway track on a single charge in Australia, setting a world record.
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'Turning Back the Tide of Extinction' Australian Mammals Are Coming Back: Bandicoots, Bilbies, Potoroos
The AUD$40 million program has saved and expanded 7 other species beyond the golden bandicoot and bilbies, including potoroos and numbats.
Weird and Wonderful Discoveries of New Deep Sea Fish Below Australia's Ancient Underwater Volcanoes
This expedition marked the first ever undersea mapping of the floor around the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Seamounts Marine Park.
A Baby Boom For Cutest Animal Not Seen in Australia for Decades: 'Feels Like a Modern Jurassic Park'
63 Eastern Quoll joeys were born in a single year, the most ever bred in a wildlife sanctuary on mainland Australia, where they went extinct.
Australia Fans Jumping For Joy During Historic Start to World Cup Run
Australia have advanced to the knockout rounds of the World Cup for the first time since 2006; the team hailed as new "golden generation."
Woman Becomes First Human to be Fitted with Nerve and Bone Fused Bionic Limb
Called osseointegration it's a process where bone tissue and titanium create a strong mechanical bond that enables connection with the nerves
Concrete Made 30% Stronger by Adding Waste Coffee Grounds-Cutting Emissions and Mining in the Process
Engineers are making concrete stronger by giving coffee grounds a "double shot" at life to reduce waste going to landfills.
Volunteers 'De-seaweeding' Results in Dramatic 600% Improvement of Coral Regrowth
Any good gardener knows what a good de-weeding can do for a soil plot. As it turns out, it's much the same for coral reefs.
Thousands of Acres of Koala Haven Forest to Come Under Logging Bans in New South Wales
The parcel is just one part, though key, of the 315,000 hectares that a coalition of conservation organizations is hoping to protect forever.
Exquisite New Fossil Shows Scientists How Much More Ferocious Australia's Crocs Once Were
The wider mouth also meant it had room for an extra tooth, and Yates believes it would have pretty much eaten "whatever it wanted".
Australian Lyrebirds Give Singing Lessons to Juveniles-Mimicking 10 Different Species-LISTEN
The lyrebird is the best kind of ambassador-a real Pavarotti-that the conservation community can rally around.
Threatened Western Quolls Return to Western Australia After 100 Year Absence
In the vast 1,305 km² of Mount Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary in Western Australia, 30 western quolls were released earlier this year.
Man and His Dog Survive 2 Months at Sea Drinking Rainwater and Eating Raw Fish: 'So Grateful'
Shaddock departed from Sydney in May in a catamaran en route to French Polynesia, but bad weather knocked out all his electronics.
Queensland Continues to Transfer Millions of Acres of Wilderness Back to Aboriginals in Australia
With the purchase of 131,000 hectares of land in Australia's Queensland state, the state continues its commitment to restoring native land.
Mechanic Saved a Family's Dream With Quick Fix for Wheelchair Malfunction in Aussie Outback
In Kununurra, Australia, the small town's mechanic was able to fix a boy's electric wheelchair that broke on his vacation of a lifetime.
'Nature Prescriptions' Improve Both Physical and Mental Health -28 Studies to Date
The researchers believe that their presentation shows that nature "prescriptions" merit wider use in the medical profession.
Earless Dragon Feared Extinct is Rediscovered After 50 Years in Australia
Last sighted in 1969, a tiny lizard from Queensland has been rediscovered by scientists who now hope to act fast to ascertain its numbers.
Australia Cut Plastic Waste on Her Beaches by Nearly One-Third Over Just 6 Years
The authors state it is a result of locally focused waste control strategies, and what Australians can do when they band together.
Big White Dogs Save the World's Smallest Penguin in Australia
A local chicken farmer named Swampy Marsh had no professional background in conservation, but what he did understand how to outfox foxes
Platypuses Return to Sydney's Royal National Park After Disappearing for Decades
Conservationists released 6 females last week into Hacking River as the first stage of the reintroduction with the males to be released later
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