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Climate

Mega fires mega study

The megafires that tore through Australia’s forests in 2019–20 burnt more than 10 million hectares. The tragedy prompted a massive research effort to understand how plants and animals were affected….

Nature & Wildlife

…searching for new sealing grounds when he found continental Antarctica in November 1820, and in February 1821, English-born American sailor John Davis, also seeking seals, claimed to be the first…

Science & Environment

How the 2016 bleaching transformed the northern Great Barrier Reef

…further 20% loss in 2017, and big changes in community structure. New research published in Nature today now reveals the damage that these losses caused to the wider ecosystem functioning…

Nature & Wildlife

Desert rainbowfish: how they survive in Australia’s scorching desert

…of years – how do they do it? We at the Flinders Molecular Ecology Lab went about finding out. Our recent research examined rainbowfish in Australia, to discover how they…

Nature & Wildlife

Rehabilitating raptors is difficult. Do they survive after release? Scientists now know

…research project is finally getting answers. Related: This majestic raptor is a fire-wielding ninja (Image credit: Russell Shakespeare) Recovering raptors As a girl, Vicky Thomson was fascinated by apex predators,…

AG Blog

Why do popular animals get all the funding?

WOULD YOU RATHER DONATE to a koala than a crocodile? New research supported by the Australian Geographic Society examines what drives people to donate, and whether there is a pattern…

Science & Environment

Strange pulsar found by volunteer army

…Einstein@Home is one of over 50 volunteer computing projects currently supporting scientific research from institutions around the world, including in biomedical research, particle physics, climate research, and seismology. LINKS Einstein@Home…

Science & Environment

Plastic measures

…every aspect of modern life. “We’re absolutely surrounded by it,” says Emeritus Professor Sarah Dunlop, who leads the Minderoo Foundation’s Plastics and Human Health research program in Perth. But while…

Nature & Wildlife

Should we feed wildlife after natural disasters?

…they can’t digest, and attracting predators and pests to feeding sites. To date, there hasn’t been much research on feeding wildlife after disasters. Much of what we know relates to…

Science & Environment

Tree frogs shake off rivals

…Current Biology. Seismic research During the initial study season, Greg and colleague Karen Warkentin, who were both then working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, used a miniature…

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Mega fires mega study

Antarctica, explored

How the 2016 bleaching transformed the northern Great Barrier Reef

Desert rainbowfish: how they survive in Australia’s scorching desert

Rehabilitating raptors is difficult. Do they survive after release? Scientists now know

Why do popular animals get all the funding?

Strange pulsar found by volunteer army

Plastic measures

Should we feed wildlife after natural disasters?

Tree frogs shake off rivals