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News

Wednesday, 05 Jun 2024

Australia’s ski industry is at risk of major disruptions and shorter seasons if the current level of climate pollution continues, according to new modelling from Protect Our Winters Australia (POW) and The Australian National University (ANU).

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Friday, 31 May 2024

In new research published in Science, biologists show how coevolution drives the creation of new species of cuckoos.

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Wednesday, 29 May 2024

Working on the Clever Cockie Project, Dr Julia Penndorf is tracking all the odd but fascinating behaviours that Sydney and Canberra cockatoos get up to in urban environments.

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A bee
Tuesday, 27 Feb 2024

We have a small and vanishing window to collect bees before the inevitable rapid spread of the varroa mites, and the mass die-offs, occur.

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Friday, 23 Feb 2024

Australia can lay claim to two new native mammal species, discovered as part of collaborative new research published in the journal Molecular Ecology.

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Tuesday, 16 Jan 2024

“We just need to educate people and build awareness of spiders, to show that they’re not actually the bad guys we want them to be.”

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Events

A person sits smiling on a rock in a natural, rocky landscape, surrounded by bare tree branches.
7 Mar 2024 | 1pm

Kate Grarock is an Environmental Scientist, Hiker, Filmmaker, and Keynote Speaker. She loves inspiring people to be as passionate about the environment as she is.

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6 Mar 2024 | 1:30pm

Birds are some of the most colourful organisms on Earth - no wonder they are one of the most studied models in the evolutionary ecology of colour signalling.

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23 Feb 2024 | 4pm

Despite only taking up 3% of the world’s total landmass area, the Indo-Australian Archipelago holds a disproportionate amount of biodiversity.

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A woman in a sun hat smiles as she gently examines a small butterfly resting on her hand outdoors.
22 Feb 2024 | 1pm

Australia has among the most unique biodiversity in the world, but also the highest historical rate of extinction.

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A man examines a small electronic device outdoors on the left, and three numbered cockatiel birds perch together on a branch on the right.
8 Feb 2024 | 1pm

Deciding where to forage must not only account for variation in habitat quality, but also where others might forage. 

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2 Feb 2024 | 3:30pm

My thesis explores the relationships between temperature and photosynthetic organismal physiology, focusing on the thermal tolerance of land plants and seaweeds, which are crucial components of terrestrial and marine ecosystems.

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