Ancient air-breathing fish comes to the surface
Alice Spring’s Finke River (Larapinta), often cited as one of the oldest rivers in the world, once hosted waters teeming with bizarre animals – including a […]
Lessons from our ancient past
The extinction of species as diverse as flesh-eating kangaroos, tree-climbing crocodiles and gigantic venomous lizards are just a few examples of the extraordinary prehistoric history of […]
Leading the way on new discoveries
Major new research at Flinders University will help start new industries, including new products and clean technologies to remove toxic waste, and delve into Australian history […]
Primitive fish had more sense than we thought
CT scans of vertebrate fish fossils have found early signs of sophisticated electroreception systems, which paved the way for the amazing detection ability of sharks, lungfish […]
Trump faces ferocious fossil fight
Flinders palaeontologist Professor John Long is part of US legal action over President Donald Trump’s move to downsize the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments sites in Utah. […]
Eureka prize takes on the world
Pioneering research studying major mass extinction events in the Earth’s history has taken out one of the nation’s top science prizes.