Protecting soil biodiversity essential in adapting to climate change
Efforts to adapt to a rapidly changing climate are entirely dependent on protecting the life in our soils.
Efforts to adapt to a rapidly changing climate are entirely dependent on protecting the life in our soils.
Ecology
Dec 15, 2020
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Western Sydney University researchers have discovered the 'senior citizens' of our neighboring galaxy—close to 120,000-year-old remains of exploding stars known as supernova remnants.
Astronomy
Dec 3, 2020
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Plan International Australia, ChildFund Australia and the Young and Resilient Research Centre of Western Sydney University have released a ground-breaking new report today that shows how the rollout of cable internet systems ...
Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2020
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A new study has for the first time illuminated the evolutionary history of the bizarre anti-predator defense—the praying mantis startle display—and suggests that the element of surprise may be key to its success.
Plants & Animals
Sep 2, 2020
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Landcom is excited to release a new report on the urban heat island effect titled "Cooling Common Spaces in Densifying Urban Environments" that offers ways to address the very serious issue of rising heat levels in urban ...
Environment
Aug 25, 2020
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New research by Western Sydney University highlights the pivotal role culture plays in social divisions and inequalities in Australia, between classes, age groups, ethnicities, genders, city and country locations, and Indigenous ...
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2020
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New research led by scientists at Western Sydney University and published in BMC Biology shows that flying-foxes are always on the move among a vast network of roosts, creating key challenges for their management and conservation ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 21, 2020
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Researchers in the Which Plant Where project based at Western Sydney University have assessed the physiological tolerance of five key urban tree species across four geographic locations as part of efforts to select species ...
Ecology
Aug 17, 2020
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A pilot study of one of Australia's most elusive creatures, the platypus, has revealed they are living in unlikely, urban locations in Sydney.
Ecology
Aug 7, 2020
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A Western Sydney University researcher has contributed to the first global and comprehensive assessment of the world's turtle and tortoise species. The study found half of all 360 turtle and tortoise species worldwide face ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2020
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