Researchers have found regional differences in the reproductive strategies of one of Australia's most abundant stingray species, the sparsely-spotted stingaree (Urolophus paucimaculatus), leading them to question whether ...
Ecology
Feb 11, 2015
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Sharks have been making news yet again, after a spate of sightings in Newcastle, New South Wales, prompted days of beach closures and reports of oceangoers allegedly being "stalked" by "monster" specimens.
Ecology
Jan 27, 2015
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Coastal developments in northeast Asia are threatening the survival of Australian migratory shorebirds, a study has found, with some species experiencing population declines of up to 75 percent over the last two decades.
Ecology
Jan 14, 2015
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Australians have long had a love affair with the car. Car ownership and use has increased every decade since its introduction to Australia. The car has fundamentally shaped the urban form of Australian cities – not just ...
Social Sciences
Jan 6, 2015
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(Phys.org) —A small team of Australian researchers has found that cutting down trees in a wetland area, tends to make the area even wetter. In their paper published in the journal Science, the team describes a study they ...
The ocean is warming steadily and setting up the conditions for stronger El Niño weather events, a new study has shown.
Earth Sciences
Nov 13, 2014
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Weeds in the UK are still evolving hundreds of years after their introduction and are unlikely to have yet reached their full potential as invaders, UNSW Australia scientists have discovered.
Ecology
Nov 11, 2014
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Preliminary research indicates excessive levels of lead and other metal contamination in New South Wales' household drinking water, with various locations across the state found to contain up to 20 times the amount of lead ...
Environment
Oct 24, 2014
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Rodger Kram, a faculty member in the integrative physiology department and an expert on human locomotion, has a fond place in his heart for kangaroos. A few decades ago he and colleagues measured the gait and metabolism of ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 3, 2014
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Changes taking place in the oceans around Antarctica could result in an abrupt rise in global sea level, according to a Victoria University of Wellington led study.
Earth Sciences
Sep 30, 2014
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