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6 March 2026

Artificial feeding platform transforms study of ticks and their diseases

Australia; VIC The University of Melbourne The Veterinary Journal
6 March 2026

Can we grow life on Mars?

International Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Scientific Reports
5 March 2026

Global river map could help support water and flood risk management

Australia; International NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA Nature
3 March 2026

Loans alone aren’t enough: Tailored support empowers poor women in Bangladesh

Australia; International; QLD Queensland University of Technology (QUT) The Journal of Development Studies
3 March 2026

Aussie native ‘buffet’ creates honey with stronger anti-microbial punch

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD The University of Sydney,NSW Government,University of the Sunshine Coast Microbiology Open
3 March 2026

Saving Victoria's brush-tailed rock-wallabies from extinction

Australia; NSW; VIC; SA Adelaide University Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria
27 February 2026

Genetic discovery could lead to faster growing duckweed

Australia; International; SA Adelaide University Communications Biology
26 February 2026

Common forever chemical a threat to bees

Australia; NSW; VIC The University of New England,The University of Melbourne,La Trobe University Environmental Science & Technology
26 February 2026

What lies beneath: tapping into Australia’s hidden waters

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales
26 February 2026

Australians are rethinking inner city living

Australia; SA Adelaide University Regional Studies
26 February 2026

Humpback whales at risk of entanglement in fishing gear during times where cool water is sparse

International NOAA, USA PLOS Climate
26 February 2026

Electric deterrent device can stop sharks pinching fishers' catch

Australia; NSW; QLD; WA The University of Western Australia,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Bond University,Government of Western Australia Marine and Freshwater Research
24 February 2026

The edible landscape where all can enjoy the fruits of others’ labour

Australia; QLD Murdoch University,University of Auckland Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability
24 February 2026

Staple crops a major contributor to global deforestation

International Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Nature Food
23 February 2026

From trash to treasure: turning high-emissions waste into fertiliser

Australia; NSW; VIC; SA The University of New South Wales,Swinburne University of Technology,Adelaide University,The University of Sydney,University of Wollongong,Monash University,Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) Nature Communications
19 February 2026

Is the term ‘resilience’ becoming a burden for farmers?

Australia; SA; ACT Adelaide University,The Australian National University Journal of Rural Studies
19 February 2026

Hope for global banana farming in genetic discovery

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland Horticulture Research
18 February 2026

White sharks vs. killer whales: white sharks not always fearful of killer whales

Australia; SA Flinders University Wildlife Research
18 February 2026

Indigenous plant could have handy health benefits

Australia; VIC RMIT University Food and Bioprocess Technology
17 February 2026

Moving biopesticides through plants opens new opportunities

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland,Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Nucleic Acids Research
12 February 2026

Telehealth in cardiovascular care

Australia; NSW; VIC University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Monash University,Deakin University Heart Lung and Circulation
12 February 2026

Testing confirms chemical-free future for fighting flystrike

Australia; NSW; QLD The University of Queensland,Charles Sturt University Pest Management Science
11 February 2026

Flagship whales facing climate-driven decline in Australia

Australia; International; SA; WA Flinders University,Curtin University,Current Environmental, University of Pretoria, University of Western Australia, Southwest Fisheries Science Centre (USA), WA Museum, SA Museum, DEW and Yalata Anangu Community Scientific Reports
11 February 2026

Nanoplastics are hindering the cognitive abilities of fish

Australia; International; NT Charles Darwin University Marine Pollution Bulletin
11 February 2026

Up to half of people with long term medical issues would trade in a GP visit for a remote consultation

International Université Paris Cité and Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, France , Center for Research in Epidemiology and Statistics, Hôtel Dieu, France JAMA Network Open
3 February 2026

Heatwaves cost billions: how we can better prepare

Australia Natural Hazards Research Australia
3 February 2026

Overfishing might be the cause of reef-munching starfish outbreaks

Australia; QLD; TAS James Cook University,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),University of Tasmania Current Biology
2 February 2026

Seed dormancy discovery could optimise barley growth

Australia; SA Adelaide University International Journal of Molecular Sciences
30 January 2026

First successful lab colony of polyphagous shot hole borer in WA

Australia; WA Murdoch University
29 January 2026

What do Victorian koalas need to survive?

Australia; VIC Deakin University Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria
28 January 2026

Local governments key to improving fresh food access in regional and remote WA

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University,Curtin University Journal for Nutrition Education and Behaviour
28 January 2026

Deforestation and cropland expansion driving stronger heatwaves

Australia; International; WA; ACT ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather,The Australian National University,Griffith University,Maynooth University, Central European University, Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Baylor University, University of Illinois, Texas A&M University Nature Communications Earth & Environment
27 January 2026

Low levels of 'responsible cat ownership' across WA councils

Australia; WA The University of Western Australia,Murdoch University Pacific Conservation Biology
27 January 2026

Dingoes were almost non-existent for over 50 years in the Murchison region of WA but now they've bounced back

Australia; NSW; VIC; WA The University of Sydney,RMIT University Pacific Conservation Biology
23 January 2026

For every dollar we spend protecting nature, we spend $30 destroying it

International United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
23 January 2026

Rural nurses want their own testing machines, in order to weather extreme storms

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington,University of Auckland,University of Otago,The University of Melbourne Journal of Primary Health Care

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