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Herbaria bring centuries-old science into the digital age

…care in methods of preserving them, these specimens are often in excellent condition more than 200 years after their collection and still able to be used productively in scientific research.…

News

Scientists track 77 species for up to 60 years to try to reveal the secrets of long life

…live longer than others? Research published last week by myself and colleagues in the journal Science investigates the various factors that may affect longevity (lifespan) and ageing in reptiles and…

Climate

NSW estuaries are warming at twice the rate of the ocean

…coastal vegetation such as mangroves and saltmarsh in the coming decades and reduce their capacity to mitigate storm damage and sea-level rise,” says Pauline Ross, who leads the research group…

Nature & Wildlife

Dingo culling: A sanctioned killing of native animals

…guise of invasive species management.” Dingoes are found from ocean to outback in Australia and recent research has found little evidence of interbreeding with domestic dogs. Image credits: shutterstock “Dingo…

Nature & Wildlife

The secret life of Nemo: new study finds clownfish keep peace on reef using ultraviolet flags

…research can help us fully understand anemonefishes’ UV signals and how they tie in to these iconic fishes’ fascinating lifestyles. The original research was published in the journal Behavioural Ecology….

Nature & Wildlife

Endangered sawfish battle crocodiles and sharks

…sawfish are eaten or killed, but we know from the scarring on surviving sawfish that a lot of them are attacked,” said David. Previous research by David’s team has identified…

Biodiversity

We have almost certainly blown the 1.5-degree global warming target

…This article is adapted from a blog post that originally appeared here. Andrew King, Climate Extremes Research Fellow, University of Melbourne and Benjamin J. Henley, Research Fellow in Climate and…

On this day: Happy 100th birthday to Dr Max Day

…Australia. A lifetime of prestigious appointments followed, including as the founding chief of the CSIRO’s Division of Forest Research. Incredibly, 60-odd years after the myxomatosis release, Max, aged 97, was…

News

Antarctica at risk from flood of people

ANTARCTICA, ONCE THE PRISTINE last frontier of wilderness, is being exposed to higher risks because of increased tourism and research activities. “The risk of introduced diseases to Antarctic wildlife grows…

Human eye cells grown on cicada wings

…this research, Greg and associates from the Queensland Eye Institute were able to grow human eye cells on the cicada wings. “Retinal cells don’t just grow on anything. You have…

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