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The way Botrynema jellyfish is distributed across the ocean may reveal a previously unknown biogeographic barrier in the ...
The Indian Ocean is the only ocean named after a country, India. Learn how the Indian Ocean was given its title and also get into science-backed facts about its unique warm waters, monsoon currents, ...
Scientists onboard the CSIRO research vessel Investigator have discovered an underwater mountain taller than Mt Kosciuszko, ...
La Niña has officially developed, but it’s worth noting the conditions have been around since September with an official ...
Australia typically sees above average rain over northern and eastern parts of the country when La Niña is in place during summer. Eastern Australia's mean summer rainfall is about 20% higher during ...
Christmas Island is currently the landing point for Vocus’ Australia-Singapore Cable. Google’s Australia Connect Interlink ...
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The Ten Best Science Books of 2025

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year ...
The ocean basins are so vast and deep that they hold about 97 percent of the Earth’s water. Sea water that’s trapped in ...
The ground is hosting its first Ashes Test but will replicate the pace and bounce that made the WACA, across the Swan River, ...
Turkey is reported to be the victor and will host the flagship United Nations climate change conference next year, beating a ...