Milo Barham

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An artist’s recreation of what the newly discovered (but extinct) species Bettongia haoucharae may have looked like. Nellie Pease

Australia has some new marsupial species – but they’re already extinct

A case of mistaken identity has hampered efforts to save the woylie, one of Australia’s most endangered marsupials.
Limestone pinnacles of the Nambung National Park karst. Matej Lipar

Limestone and iron reveal puzzling extreme rain in Western Australia 100,000 years ago

Otherworldly karst landscapes, such as Western Australia’s famous Pinnacles, hold clues about Earth’s climate history – and future.
Crest-tailed mulgara (Dasycercus cristicauda) from the Simpson Desert, Queensland. Bobby Tamayo / Wikimedia Commons

We discovered three new species of marsupial. Unfortunately, they’re already extinct

We found three previously unknown species of mulgaras hiding in museum collections – but all three have been driven to extinction since European colonisation of Australia.
A typical view on the Nullarbor Plain: an expansive, treeless landscape that captures the relentless dryness of Australia’s interior. Matej Lipar

We found out when the Nullarbor Plain dried out, splitting Australia’s ecosystems in half

New research on the Nullarbor Plain reveals the ancient climate change that separated Australia’s east and west ecosystems, shaping today’s biodiversity.

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