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How healthy soils make for a healthy life

A healthy soilis a living ecosystem in which dead organic matter forms the base of a food web consisting of microscopic and larger organisms. Together, these organisms sustain other biological activities, including plant, animal and human health. … See more

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Why sharks are important to the study of human health

WEBDespite our differences, sharks are providing some truly notable outcomes for human health. Among these are promising preliminary and early stage clinical results against a …

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How adding microbial diversity to urban environments …

WEBHe then ferments the extracts to grow the bacteria and ultimately sequence their genes, which means he can catalogue the species found. “We know we can bring degraded …

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Get well soon, the Noongar way

WEBGet well soon, the Noongar way. By Vivienne Hansen and John Horsfall • 1 February, 2017. Flowers of the sweet peppermint (Agonis flexuosa) tree. Native to south-west WA, the …

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Defining Moments in Australian History: Launch of Life. Be …

WEBAustralia’s Life.Be in it. campaign – to increase physical activity and general wellbeing among Australians and encourage them to take control of their health – was …

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Bush medicine: Indigenous remedies for common ailments

WEBIn First Nations culture, the concept of healing an individual through the natural environment – using bush medicine – was ultimately entwined with the spiritual …

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Moreton Bay, the bay of plenty

WEBThe rich biodiversity of Moreton Bay, in Queensland, has seen it recognised as a Hope Spot, part of a series of global marine sites considered critical to the health of the world’s …

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Frogs are dying in large numbers across eastern Australia.

WEBThe stony creek frog is one of the species hit by this mysterious outbreak. (Image credit: Jodi Rowley) They eat vast amounts of invertebrates, including pest …

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Australia's Nobel Prize winners

WEB2005 Dr J Robin Warren (1937– ) and Prof Barry Marshall (1951– ) For finding the true cause of stomach ulcers. Nobel Prize in the Physiology or Medicine. In the early-1980s …

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Recognising Indigenous knowledges is good science

WEBFloods, fires and droughts in Australia devastate lives, destroy wildlife and damage property. These disasters also cost billions of dollars through loss of agricultural …

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Is the Great Barrier Reef reviving

WEBSince then, the Reef has rebounded. Generally cooler La Niña conditions mean hard corals have recovered significant ground, regrowing from very low levels …

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The bandicoots in your backyard

WEBRestricted to Australia and Melanesia, the 20 or so true bandicoot species are all ground-dwelling marsupial omnivores. They range in size from, yes, a large rat to a …

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Welcome to croc country: telling fact from fiction

WEBWe wrestle the saltwater crocodile facts from the fiction, including how to stay safe in croc country. THE SALTWATER (OR ESTUARINE) crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus) is the …

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World population milestone: the impact of 8 billion people explained

WEBProfessor of Health Systems Research. Health care for the eight billion humans now on Earth is a complex and multi-faceted challenge. Malnutrition in different forms means …

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Australia’s 2023 environment scorecard details mixed results

WEBAustralia’s Environment 2023 Report. The index for birds in 2023 revealed declines were most severe for terrestrial birds (62%), followed by migratory shorebirds (47%) and …

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Factsheet: Gympie-Gympie

WEBSpecies name. Dendrocnide moroides. Related to. The Gympie-Gympie is one of four species of stinging tree in Australia. The three closely related species, also of …

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Australians aren’t equal in climate change vulnerability AusGeo

WEBAustralians aren’t equal when it comes to climate change vulnerability. Extreme weather and climate events are becoming more frequent and intense in Australia. Image credit: …

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Fact File: Australian tree kangaroos (Dendrolagus lumholtzi

WEBTree kangaroos are herbivores that survive on a diet of leaves, ferns, roots, and seasonal fruit. Agile climbers, these marsupials spend most of their time in the tops of the forest …

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Explainer: Australia has voted against an Indigenous Voice to

WEBWhat was the referendum about? In this referendum, Australians were asked to vote on whether to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament. The …

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