Fire revival: how Australia’s desert people use ancient wisdom to protect the endangered bilby
A return to traditional Indigenous burning practices in the Gibson and Great Sandy deserts is helping protect the ninu, or ...
In 2000, Australia was defined by the Olympics, border politics and reconciliation. So what really has changed?
At the turn of the 21st century, Australia put on a show for the world, but for all the talk of the future, we still had one ...
The Australian Financial Review14d
Why we’re stuck in Ancient Rome
Our legal language is packed with Latinate homage. OK! We get it! Ancient Rome dominates The Culture and the political realm. But why? There are few answers in The Neverending Empire: The Infinite ...
Phys.org15d
Unnoticed for decades, dinosaur footprints at Australian school reveal ancient secrets
A trove of fossilized dinosaur footprints has been found on a slab of rock gathering dust inside an Australian school, scientists said on Wednesday. The rock went largely unnoticed for 20 years ...
Greek Reporter16d
Grand Ancient Greek Tomb Unearthed Near Corinth
The Ministry of Culture announced the discovery of a grand ancient Greek tomb site near the ancient city of Tenea in Corinth, resembling Macedonian tombs from the Hellenistic era. According to the ...
animalsaroundtheglobe19d
Giant Fossil Spider from Millions of Years Ago Found in Australia
Diptrodon, the largest marsupial to ever live, used to roam Australia. Screenshot from How Ancient Art Captured Australian Megafauna Source: YouTube Channel: PBS Eons Australia has been the site of ...
animalsaroundtheglobe19d
10 Ancient Australian Creatures That Defy Evolution
Australian Map. Image by Joey Csunyo via Unsplash. Australia is a land of mystique and wonder, filled with creatures that have intrigued scientists for centuries. Among its inhabitants are ancient ...
ABC News19d
3.5 billion-year-old crater created by meteorite impact found in Australia, scientists say
Karijini National Park, Pilbara, Western Australia Witte-art_de/Getty Images Previous research ... previous assumptions about the planet’s ancient history and provides a "crucial piece of ...
Smithsonian Magazine20d
Oldest Known Impact Crater Discovered in Australia
Curtin University Researchers have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater known to science in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The feature is more than one billion years older than the ...
Greek Reporter21d
Were There Demonstrations in Ancient Greece?
An illustration of what a protest in ancient Athens would look like, where citizens actively participated in political discourse. Ancient Greece often conjures up images of grand religious temples and ...
Interesting Engineering22d
252 million years ago ancient frogs outsmarted Earth’s deadliest extinction: Study
Ancient frog relatives were among the 10% that ... “Fossils are known from South Africa and Australia in the south, as well as North America, Europe, and Russia in the north.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation22d
Australia's economy ends 21-month per capita recession as GDP grows faster than population
Australia's economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the December quarter, and 1.3 per cent through the year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). It means the economy's rate of growth ...