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Across Southeast Asia, people paying respect to spirits living on their land is a normal part of life

The spirit house as a cultural marker of respect and spiritual duty not only acts to appease and honour disturbed spirits, but is also an important expression of traditional land acknowledgement.

Politics and society

Navigating the deep blue sea

A suite of tools is helping scientists “taste” the properties of Antarctica’s Southern Ocean to better-understand why more heat is seeping towards the icy continent.

Sustainability

Israeli protests, democracy, and judicial reform

Growing unrest and protests in Israel have forced PM Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu to back down on judicial reform for now, but what comes next?

Politics and society

Antarctica: A once-quiet neighbour now becoming unruly

A new report on the continent emphasises the need for urgent action, and makes recommendations that aim to help set the climate change agenda for the region for years to come.

Science

The evolutionary discovery that came as a turtle surprise

A five-million-year-old fossil that sat in a Melbourne museum for more than a century has rewritten the history of turtles in prehistoric Australia’s tropical climate.

Science

Ancient megabeast had unique elbows unlike any other mammal

A new study shows Palorchestes azael had unique elbows unlike any other mammal – which may have contributed to its extinction.

Medicine and health

Two seal fossil discoveries rewrite what we know of ancient seals

Two seal fossil discoveries are rewriting our understanding of what ancient seal species were like, and where they evolved.

Science

Rare fossil tooth discovery sheds light on an extinct group of seals

A rare fossil tooth discovery has shed light on an extinct group of seals from Australia’s deep past.

Science

Underwater ovation: Grey seals clap underwater to communicate

Clapping underwater takes real strength. But wild grey seals can do it, to warn off competitors and attract potential mates.

Science

Penguins’ poo on parade

Researchers have made a surprising discovery about penguins’ diets after analysing their faeces.

Science

The call of the wild

Humans may be the greatest threat to big-cat species around the world, but Dr Luke Hunter has made it his life’s mission to change that.

Sustainability

Those flippers aren't just for swimming

Northern seals use strong claws to tear apart large prey, giving us clues about how they behaved when they first began feeding in water.

Science

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Across Southeast Asia, people paying respect to spirits living on their land is a normal part of life

Navigating the deep blue sea

Israeli protests, democracy, and judicial reform

Antarctica: A once-quiet neighbour now becoming unruly

The evolutionary discovery that came as a turtle surprise

Ancient megabeast had unique elbows unlike any other mammal

Two seal fossil discoveries rewrite what we know of ancient seals

Rare fossil tooth discovery sheds light on an extinct group of seals

Underwater ovation: Grey seals clap underwater to communicate

Penguins’ poo on parade

The call of the wild

Those flippers aren't just for swimming