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30 October 2020

The bushfire royal commission has made a clarion call for change

Now we need politics to follow

30 September 2020

Darwin and the devil’s plight

Is natural selection finding a way to combat cancer?

21 September 2020

Australian reptiles on the brink of extinction

New research highlights our 20 most threatened species of snakes and lizards

10 September 2020

Burrow-hopping on wombat researchers’ radar

Subterranean habitat could hold the key to understanding the spread of mange disease.

California is on fire. Australians watch on and buckle up

The outbreak continues a relentless trend of bigger and more destructive fires

Global impact of wildfires to intensify due to climate change

Altered rainfall patterns and increasing temperatures are resulting in more extreme fire events

Australia needs a national bushfire monitoring agency

Effective adaptation to extreme events demands much more detailed description and analysis, and that requires accurate and timely data

Treats of Tasmanian island birds

A self-confessed 'bird nerd' investigates the radical change in numbers of forest ravens and black currawongs on the small northern islands of Tasmania.

Emu scats offer clues to times in Tasmania

Poo is the prize for ecological researchers who scavenge seeds.

23 September 2019

Possums bounce back on Maria Island

Reduction of "Landscape of fear" impacts other species around the world.

16 September 2019

Kudos for cracking cubed poo code

Researchers get the Ig Noble Prize for their wombat investigation.

Researchers join forces to help save Tassie wombats

New treatment program offers hope for controlling wombat mange.

Tails you lose for lizards

Regrowing a dropped tail comes at a cost for lizards.

02 September 2018

A fiery future for Australia is forcing experts to ask, “Are we ready?

A hotter, drier future means we can no longer think about wildfires as we once did.

Why lobsters are the best thing to hit Tassie's urchin-encrusted reefs

The kelp forest’s best defence against long-spined urchins is hiding deep within the crevices of Tasmania’s rocky reefs.

Mapping the hidden sea life of Antarctica

Antarctic seas are host to a surprising mix of lifeforms.

Smoke signals way to best practice

A unique experiment is exploring the link between fire and herbivore activity.

How do we know when trees will die?

Optical technique sheds new light on tree mortality during drought.

Changing climate puts the heat on regeneration

Research finds warming climate could threaten regrowth after bushfires.

Fight against wombat mange

New findings to help stop declining population