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Concerns over caravan wastewater chemicals in regional wastewater systems

Australia; SA Flinders University Journal of Environmental Management
3 June 2026

Hail conditions on the move as winter crops face rising risk

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales Nature Climate Change
3 June 2026

Fences could stop animal poo contaminating NZ’s rivers

New Zealand Bioeconomy Science Institute,Massey University Science of The Total Environment
3 June 2026

Food industries embrace AI sensors to improve efficiencies

Australia; SA; NT Flinders University,Charles Darwin University Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
Expert Reaction
2 June 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Carbon dioxide removal needs to grow faster than solar did to meet climate targets

Australia; International; NSW University of Oxford, UK
2 June 2026

Antibiotic resistant gene found in Queensland horses

Australia; QLD University of the Sunshine Coast Scientific Reports
2 June 2026

Tiny nest box change could help rare KI pygmy-possums after bushfires

Australia; SA Adelaide University Australian Zoologist
28 May 2026

Study finds soils can naturally suppress major crop diseases

Australia; International; WA Curtin University Applied Soil Ecology
21 May 2026

Gene tech in NZ, now and in the future

New Zealand Royal Society Te Apārangi
21 May 2026

Cows recognise a familiar human face

International INRAE, CNRS, Université de Tours - France PLOS One
21 May 2026

Canterbury's "kettle holes" at risk of being overlooked

New Zealand University of Canterbury New Zealand Journal of Ecology
Expert Reaction
19 May 2026

EXPERT REACTION: NT diphtheria outbreak spreads to WA, QLD and SA

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA Australian Science Media Centre
14 May 2026

Baby bugs playing ‘game of roulette’ to survive before time runs out

International University of Arizona - US Frontiers in Microbiology
13 May 2026

WHO says we are unlikely to hit health and health-related sustainable development goals by 2030 target

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International World Health Organisation, Switzerland World Health Statistics 2026
13 May 2026

Rapid health tests linked to better understanding and confidence in managing chronic diseases

Australia; SA Flinders University BMC Public Health
13 May 2026

Honey bees can rethink learned behaviours

International Sorbonne University - France The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
13 May 2026

Do insects feel pain?

Australia; NSW The University of Sydney Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Expert Reaction
12 May 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Federal Budget announced for 2026-2027

Australia Australian Science Media Centre
8 May 2026

Soy and legumes linked to lower blood pressure risks

International Imperial College London, UK BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health
7 May 2026

Picking the best homes for reintroduced brush tailed rock wallabies in the Grampians

Australia; SA Adelaide University Australian Journal of Zoology
6 May 2026

How deadly H5N1 bird flu spreads between dairy cows and on to humans

International Emory University, USA, Colorado State University, USA PLOS Biology
5 May 2026

Treats and training are better for live camel transport

Australia; NSW Southern Cross University,University of Bologna, Italy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan Animals
4 May 2026

Kiwis oppose live animal exports due to welfare concerns

New Zealand EthicoNZ, Hamilton, Moose Data, Hamilton, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Auckland Frontiers in Animal Science
30 April 2026

Prevention is better than cure: 60 years of protecting Lake Taupō's clear water

New Zealand University of Otago Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
29 April 2026

Scientists develop new method to extract microplastics from soils

Australia; NSW; VIC The University of New England,Monash University Soil Advances
27 April 2026

Prescribed burns can worsen weed infestations

Australia; SA Adelaide University,Kangaroo Island Research Station Conservation Science and Practice
24 April 2026

First gap-free peanut genomes reveal genes behind bigger seeds and better oils

Australia; International; WA Murdoch University Nature Genetics
23 April 2026

Community essential for native bats

Australia; International; WA Murdoch University Ecological Solutions and Evidence
23 April 2026

How extreme heat is set to mess with our farms and food

International World Meteorological Organization (WMO),Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
23 April 2026

Turmeric could be a golden opportunity for Fiji

Pacific Fiji National University (FNU),Tabua Farm, Fiji; Ministry of Agriculture & Waterways, Fiji New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science
23 April 2026

Top meat and dairy companies ‘greenwash’ their image

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Miami, USA PLOS Climate
22 April 2026

Longer hay fever season in Europe among the health impacts of climate change

Australia; International; NSW The University of Sydney,Heidelberg University, Germany The Lancet Public Health
21 April 2026

Novel antimicrobial has potential in medicine and agriculture

Australia; International; SA Flinders University,University of Liverpool Chemical Science
20 April 2026

Seaweed compound shows major methane cuts in beef cattle

Australia; SA Adelaide University Frontiers in Animal Science
20 April 2026

Building northern quoll nests from mining waste materials

Australia; WA Animal Plant Mineral Pty Ltd Pacific Conservation Biology
17 April 2026

Future food needs new underground strategy

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland Sustainable Agriculture

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