7+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1078+ words) Foraging comes with significant safety risks, says UNSW food microbiologist. From wild mushrooms to native greens, more Australians are embracing foraging as a way to reconnect with nature and eat local produce. As cooler weather brings the right conditions for…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (896+ words) A handful of tiny fossil jaws fill a missing chapter in the evolutionary history of Australia’s most successful marsupial predators. When you think of carnivorous marsupials, you probably picture the Tasmanian devil or perhaps a spotted-tailed quoll. But these famous…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1129+ words) A UNESCO draft decision will keep the Great Barrier Reef off its ‘in danger’ list. Meanwhile the Reef keeps changing as ocean temperatures continue to rise. The Great Barrier Reef has again, opens in a new window avoided being placed…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (856+ words) Sea turtles carrying GPS and sensors on their shells are collecting data that can make tropical cyclone forecasts more accurate. Tropical cyclones devastate communities in Australia and around the world every year. Forecasting them accurately is being held back by…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1059+ words) Researchers are celebrating the release of the once locally extinct burrowing bettong back into the NSW desert – with the aim of training them to survive alongside feral cats and foxes. The burrowing bettong once thrived across Australia’s arid interior, but…...

2+ mon, 30+ min ago   (616+ words) Three years after their historic reintroduction to Royal National Park, platypuses are now breeding, dispersing and being spotted by visitors along the Hacking River, say UNSW scientists. Scientists from UNSW Sydney have confirmed a reintroduced platypus population in Royal National…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (793+ words) Seagrasses are often overlooked, but they are among the most important coastal habitats on Earth. Across the world, concern about democratic backsliding – the erosion of democratic institutions and civil liberties – is growing. It has become a live issue even in…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (120+ words) Nitrous oxide production by marine invertebrates unsw.edu.au Nitrous oxide production by marine invertebrates This project aims to investigate how marine sponges and ascidian produce the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide. Using environmental surveys, microbiome analyses and experimental ecology, this…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (126+ words) Impacts of multiple stressors on marine communities UNSW Sydney Impacts of multiple stressors on marine communities Marine environments are often exposed to a complex mix of many stressors. In particular, ocean warming caused by climate change and the proliferation of…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (139+ words) Project Restore: restoration of seascapes in Sydney Harbour UNSW Sydney Project Restore: restoration of seascapes in Sydney Harbour Project Restore is a new project led by the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS), collaborating with UNSW Sydney, UTS, University of…...