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Global study reveals widespread burning of plastic for heating and cooking

Samuel Jeremic — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:01:00 +0000

A new �鶹ֱ��-led study has shed new light on the widespread number of households […]

Laura Thomas — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 01:06:41 +0000

New �鶹ֱ�� research has found invasive cane toads are on track to reach Western […]

Lucien Wilkinson — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:01:00 +0000

A new native bee species with tiny devil-like “horns” named Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer has been […]

Laura Thomas — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 02:08:29 +0000

One of Australia’s most devastating invasive predators took just 60 years to colonise the whole […]

Lucien Wilkinson — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 01:56:10 +0000

New �鶹ֱ�� research has found the impact of bushfires and prescribed burns on global […]

Samuel Jeremic — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 06:15:19 +0000

An international research team led by �鶹ֱ�� has used prehistoric faeces to better understand […]

Samuel Jeremic — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 01:01:00 +0000

A new species of a native bushland marsupial – closely related to the kangaroo – […]

Lucien Wilkinson — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 02:09:53 +0000

New �鶹ֱ�� research into the overlooked environmental impact of pet dogs has found far-reaching […]

Zoe Taylor — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 03:00:08 +0000

Insects are the largest group of animals on Earth – there are more than 1.4 […]

Lucien Wilkinson — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 01:30:22 +0000

The chance sighting of a dead snake beside a sandy track in remote Western Australia, […]

294101E — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 02:19:10 +0000

Spiders might be silent heroes in helping us understand and keep track of animals, with […]

Lucien Wilkinson — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 02:23:44 +0000

A new study by Curtin and Flinders Universities has found that what were thought to […]

Emma Chadwick — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 04:52:03 +0000

BASF, one of the world’s leading chemical companies has again partnered with �鶹ֱ�� to […]