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Researchers are celebrating the release of the once locally extinct burrowing bettong back into the NSW desert – with the aim of training them to survive alongside feral cats and foxes.

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Aliens might exist. But there are three reasons why they’re not visiting us

The nature of space, time and the evolution of life on Earth mean it’s unlikely extraterrestrial life has visited our home planet.

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A handful of teeth may rewrite the story of marsupial evolution

The discovery of a new branch of the marsupial family tree suggests the story of Australia’s unique mammals is more complex and less well-understood than we thought.

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