Dog coat patterns date to before domestication
Researchers have found the dominant yellow colouring in dogs has been around since long before dogs were domesticated 30,000 years ago.
Month: August 2021
It’s National Science Week!
It’s time to get your science on! Although most of Australia is locked down so in-person events can’t happen, there’s still a HUGE array of online activities.
New pterosaur fossil discovered in Queensland was the closest thing we’ve had to a dragon
Australia has a new pterosaur: Thapunngaka shawi. This was “a fearsome beast, with a spear-like mouth and a wingspan around seven metres.”
Snake venom turned into life-saving wound sealant
Venom from the lancehead snake is being used to develop a new type of wound sealant.
Cockatoos can learn to open bins from one another
A population of cockatoos in southern Sydney has been shown to be capable of culture and social learning, and they are the first recorded parrots to do so.