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Carnaby’s cockatoos exposed to dangerous pesticide concentrations in WA's Wheatbelt
Australia; WA
Murdoch University
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
Giving honeybees pro- and prebiotics might keep them buzzing in a warming world
International
University of Zabol, Iran
PLOS One
Diet, drugs, gut bugs, and breeding: how to cut methane from NZ's cows and sheep
New Zealand
Massey University,Bioeconomy Science Institute,Fonterra, Lucidome Bio Ltd. (NZ)
NZ Veterinary Journal
Census of eucalypt forest in Vic will help show the long term impacts of climate change
Australia; VIC
The University of Melbourne
Australian Journal of Botany
Expert Reaction
Lab-grown meat, gene editing and extreme fire: Researchers' predictions for life in the 2100s
Australia; NSW; VIC; WA; ACT
Macquarie University,The Australian National University,The University of Melbourne,The University of New South Wales,CSIRO,The University of New England,Deakin University,Murdoch University
Australian Journal of Botany
Weather it together: Farmers speaking up about mental health
Australia; SA
Adelaide University
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Nitrate in our drinking water may be linked to preterm births
New Zealand
University of Canterbury,University of Otago,Massey University
Environmental Research
First graph-based pan-genome for mung bean maps hidden genetic variation behind key crop traits
Australia; International
Murdoch University
Nature Genetics
What's better than chocolate? MORE chocolate! Four new cacao varieties discovered
International
The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza, Peru
PLOS One
Citizen scientists help spot dolphins and whales off the NT coast
Australia; NT
Charles Darwin University
Pacific Conservation Biology
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: The collective effort for sustainable farming in the Pacific
Pacific
Bottlenose dolphins may be chasing trawlers because there isn't enough food elsewhere
International
Dolphin Biology and Conservation, Italy
Frontiers in Mammal Science
How spider venoms could stop deadly varroa mites
Australia
University of the Sunshine Coast,The University of Queensland,The University of Oslo, Ghent University, Swiss Bee Research Centre Agroscope
npj Drug Discovery
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: El Niño may bring drought and fires to NZ
New Zealand
Earth Sciences New Zealand
Rise like a Phoenix: This native Aussie plant comes back stronger after cultural burning
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA
Charles Sturt University
Australian Journal of Botany
Smart gates that open for bettongs could help 'let the right ones in'
Australia; WA
Australian Wildlife Conservancy
Wildlife Research
Briefing
AusSMC x Nature Media Centre BRIEFING: Highly-pathogenic H5 bird flu reaches Australia – ask the experts
Australia; NSW; QLD; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre,The University of New South Wales,University of Tasmania,The University of Queensland,Nature Media Centre
Precious drops: SMART SPRAYS lifeline for crop farmers facing declining rainfall
Australia; WA
Murdoch University
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Use of herbicide paraquat approved with restrictions
Australia; NSW; QLD; SA
Australian Science Media Centre
Bringing back the world’s underwater forests starts with communities
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; SA; WA
The University of New South Wales,The University of Western Australia,Flinders University,University of Auckland,Deakin University,Curtin University
Journal of Applied Phycology
Are Australia's short-beaked echidna subspecies real?
TAS
University of Tasmania
Australian Zoologist
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: First detection of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Australia
Australia
Australian Science Media Centre
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Suspected H5N1 bird-flu case in Australia
Australia; VIC; QLD
Australian Science Media Centre
Chemical exposure in pregnancy widespread and linked to early and low-weight births
International
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, Stanford University, USA
JAMA Network Open
WMO releases State of the Climate in Asia 2025 report
International
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: El Niño declared by BOM
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Ultrasound unlocks protein from cauliflower waste
Australia; VIC
RMIT University
Food and Bioprocess Technology
Back from the brink: bettongs return to the desert
Australia; NSW
The University of New South Wales
Unmasking melioidosis: collaborative research needed to understand the alarming global spread of the bacteria
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Charles Darwin University
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Insecticide-treated mozzie nets cut malaria cases by up to 68%
Australia; International; QLD; NT
James Cook University,Menzies School of Health Research,Charles Darwin University,Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM)
Infectious Diseases
New combined spore trapping and DNA sequencing technology tracks fungicide resistance in grain crops
Australia; WA
Curtin University
Leading natural hazards researchers converge in Adelaide to drive safer, more resilient communities
Australia
Natural Hazards Research Australia
Natural Hazards Research Forum 2026
How 'gene silencing' controls the most destructive honey bee pest
New Zealand; International
Victoria University of Wellington,University of Auckland
Frontiers in Insect Science
Early warning for warming helps conservation now rather than later
Australia; International
Botanical Institute of Barcelona, CSIC-CMCNB, Spain
Nature Climate Change
Concerns over caravan wastewater chemicals in regional wastewater systems
Australia; SA
Flinders University
Journal of Environmental Management
Hail conditions on the move as winter crops face rising risk
Australia; NSW
The University of New South Wales
Nature Climate Change
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