Search results for Australia environment

Plants & Animals Nov 27, 2023

Longing to know about longhorn beetles in Australia

The Titan beetle (Titanus giganteus) is the biggest beetle in the world. It's a dark brown colored longhorn that lives in the Amazon and grows to 17.7 centimeters long.

Plants & Animals Nov 21, 2023

Critically endangered Victorian dolphins suffering highest known levels of PFAS pollutants, study finds

Dolphins in the waters off Melbourne and Gippsland have been found with the highest concentrations of PFAS chemicals in dolphins reported anywhere in the world, according to new research.

Social Sciences Nov 17, 2023

Q&A: Report explores the challenge of ending food waste and food insecurity in Australia

Australia produces more than enough food to feed our population. Yet a third of all the food we produce is currently ending up in the dump, and food insecurity is on the rise.

Ecology Nov 17, 2023

Viewpoint: Five things we need to see in Australia's new nature laws

Australia's abysmal rates of extinctions and land clearing since European colonization are infamous globally. Our national environmental legislation has largely failed to protect biodiversity, including many threatened plants, ...

Paleontology & Fossils Nov 15, 2023

Australian footprints are the oldest known evidence of birds from southern regions

Early birds had made it to southern polar environments by 120 million years ago, according to a study published November 15, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Anthony Martin of Emory University, U.S. and colleagues.

Education Nov 9, 2023

Connecting with kids who don't want to engage

Angry Birds, Mario Kart and Animal Crossing are popular digital games that have captured the attention of children the world over. But in a preschool environment, games like these could distract your kids from engaging in ...

Earth Sciences Nov 2, 2023

A monster eddy current is spinning into existence off the coast of Sydney—will it bring a new marine heat wave?

Right now, there's something big spinning off the coast from Sydney—a giant rotating vortex of sea water, powerful enough to dominate the ocean currents off south-eastern Australia.

Political science Oct 19, 2023

In Australia's first major intelligence review since COVID, here are 7 key priorities to be ready for the next pandemic

It may have gone unnoticed with the Voice to Parliament referendum and the disability royal commission report, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has also recently announced a major independent review of Australia's intelligence ...

Environment Oct 12, 2023

Addressing antimicrobial resistance in Australian water sources

"Measuring, Managing, Mitigating: Gaining a One Health Perspective on Removing Antimicrobial Residues from Water," a white paper released today by Shawview Consulting, provides recommendations aimed at addressing the critical ...

Ecology Oct 9, 2023

State of the world's plants and fungi report: 3 in 4 undescribed plant species already threatened with extinction

RBG Kew's fifth State of the World's report, published today, lays out the current condition of the world's plants and fungi globally. Based on the work of 200 international researchers and covering the content of more than ...

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