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Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Bushfires burning across NSW and Tasmania
Australia; NSW; VIC
Australian Science Media Centre
The AusSMC's Top 10 Science Stories 2025
Australia
Australian Science Media Centre
Adrift like Shackleton: Robot float survives Antarctic ice
Australia; TAS
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP),CSIRO,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),University of Tasmania
Science Advances
Five ways microplastics may harm your brain
Australia; NSW
University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Macquarie University
Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Australia’s shellfish reefs restoration recognised by the UN
Australia
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
African penguins have experienced mass starvation as their food source dries up
International
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, South Africa, University of Exeter, UK
Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology
Hailstorm forecasting set to improve with new data gathering project
Australia; QLD
The University of Queensland,Bureau of Meteorology,Queensland Farmer's Federation
Unbee-lievable: scientists trial unique solution for human-elephant conflict
Australia; International; NSW
The University of New South Wales
Pachyderm
New species of Australian pseudoscorpions found living on insect-eating bats
Australia; WA
Western Australian Museum,The University of Western Australia
Australian Journal of Zoology
Turning team spirit into wildlife action
Australia; SA
Flinders University,Université Paris-Saclay
BioScience
WMO predicts weak La Niña climate pattern over the summer
International
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Tigers are making a comeback on the Indonesian island of Sumatra
International
Hutan Harimau, Indonesia
Frontiers in Conservation Science
Where rubber meets the road: Old tyres are key to building tougher roads
Australia; VIC; QLD; NT
Charles Darwin University,Victoria University,The University of Queensland
Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering
K’gari’s world famous lakes could be at risk of drying
Australia; NSW; QLD; SA
The University of Adelaide,CSIRO,Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO),Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Flinders University,The University of New South Wales,University of Wollongong
Journal of Quaternary Science
World record number of fossilised dinosaur footprints found in ancient Bolivian shoreline
International
Geoscience Research Institute, USA
PLOS One
Dolphins get more chatty when they're playing games
International
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
PLOS One
Cairns Airport study sets new standard for Indigenous-led research on country
Australia; VIC; QLD; WA
RMIT University,Deakin University,University of Southern Queensland,Edith Cowan University
Ocean & Coastal Management
Finch dance battles showcase health, not brains
International
Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chize, France
Biology Letters
We need to focus less on charismatic species and more on where they live
International
Hainan Normal University, China
PLOS Biology
Sick ants sacrifice themselves for the greater good
International
Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Nature Communications
Where you live influences your body weight
Australia; WA
Curtin University
Social Science & Medicine
My anaconda don't... change size for over 12 million years
International
The University of Cambridge, UK
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Coral reefs have stabilised Earth’s carbon cycle for the past 250 million years
Australia; International; NSW
The University of Sydney,Université Grenoble Alpes, France
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of North America (PNAS)
Battery blazes in rubbish trucks risk health and environment
New Zealand
University of Auckland,Auckland Council
Environmental Pollution
Protecting fish on the Great Barrier Reef helps prevent crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks
Australia; TAS; ACT
CSIRO,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
Nature Ecology and Evolution
UNSW experts available to comment on the future of bushfires
Australia; NSW
The University of New South Wales
Could cannabis products help keep aggressive dogs calm?
International
Arizona State University, USA
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Australia's Annual Climate Change Statement shows emissions dropping
Australia; NSW; SA; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Songbird experts put superb fairy-wren danger call on the record
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA
Flinders University,Charles Sturt University,University of Vienna
Royal Society Open Science
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Hong Kong high-rise fire claims many lives
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD
Australian Science Media Centre
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: New Environmental Laws to pass Senate
Australia; VIC
Farms could be our secret climate weapon
Australia; International; QLD
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Plant Physiology
An ancient human relative may be the owner of a 'mystery' foot found in 2009
International
Institute of Human Origins and School of Human Evolution and Social Change, USA
Nature
Expert Reaction
Supermarket ingredients seem to make batteries work better… but it’s a clever trick
International
Nanjing Tech University, China
Joule
A greener future for Earth through space exploration research
Australia; International; VIC; SA; WA
ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space, University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, University of Western Australia, NASA, USA, MELiSSA Foundation, France
New Phytologist
New review highlights the pathway to ecological success
Australia; WA; TAS
The National Environmental Science Program's Resilient Landscapes Hub,University of Tasmania
Biological Conservation
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