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Climate change denialism is something we all suffer from

07 Feb 2020

Even those who don't question human-induced climate change can fall on the spectrum of climate denialism if they are all talk and no action, a UNSW psychology researcher argues.

Ferns sprouting after bushfire

Citizen scientists get snappy to monitor bushfire-ravaged environment

30 Jan 2020

Citizen scientists are being encouraged to photograph bushfire-affected areas to help UNSW Sydney researchers track the recovery of flora and fauna after the fires.

Summer experts

Spin yarns with our experts this summer

20 Dec 2019

UNSW has a team of experts available for media interviews who can comment on the hottest topics this summer – from bushfires, climate change and wage theft scandals to the spike in domestic violence, pitfalls with technology and making New Year’s resolutions.

Sea ice

Most read science stories of 2019

18 Dec 2019

This year's most popular science stories took readers from melting Antarctic ice sounding the alarm on microbes and climate change, to a pest-proof fence to protect native wildlife in far western NSW, and early signs of life in ancient rocks in the Pilbara, WA.

Hippos can be aggressive if you get too close

Spying on hippos with drones to help conservation efforts

10 Dec 2019

A new UNSW study has shown that using a drone to film hippos in Africa is an effective, affordable tool for conservationists to monitor the threatened species’ population from a safe distance, particularly in remote and aquatic areas.

Martina de Marcos dives in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Martina’s fight against not-so-fantastic plastic

04 Dec 2019

Martina de Marcos, a final year UNSW Sydney Masters student, has helped to ban single use plastic bags in developing nations through grassroots activism.

Operation Posidonia

An underwater quest to restore our endangered seagrass meadows

18 Nov 2019

A beautiful seagrass is endangered in parts of NSW, but a team of “underwater gardeners” led by a UNSW marine ecologist is working to stem its decline.

Nepal forest

'Edible forests' can fight land clearing and world hunger at the same time

23 Sep 2019

Himalayan villages are growing food in the forests, a traditional model that can fight both land clearing and world hunger.

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Australia should give victims a voice in tackling environmental crimes

06 Jun 2019

Evidence shows restorative justice can help fix environmental crime – so why isn't Australia using it more?

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UNSW launches ambitious plan on World Environment Day

05 Jun 2019

UNSW Sydney will switch to 100% renewable electricity, expand onsite solar energy generation and improve energy and water efficiency to reduce the University’s environmental footprint.

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