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Yes, a few climate models give unexpected predictions – but the technology remains a powerful tool

09 Aug 2021

An article in the eminent US magazine Science has triggered debate over whether scientists should use climate models. Here’s what you should know about climate models ahead of today’s IPCC report.

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Bandicoots return to Sturt National Park after more than a century

02 Aug 2021

The locally extinct animals have been reintroduced to the NSW outback as part of a major rewilding project led by UNSW Sydney.

The future is now: how the ocean can help us solve the climate crisis

29 Jul 2021

We need to investigate how the ocean’s immense potential for atmospheric carbon dioxide removal can be harnessed to reduce the impacts of climate change.

Ecological Society of Australia honours UNSW academic

15 Jul 2021

River ecologist and conservation biologist Professor Richard Kingsford has been awarded a prestigious 2021 ESA Gold Medal.

Survey finds encouraging platypus numbers on Kangaroo Island

13 Jul 2021

UNSW researchers have been involved in a platypus survey on Kangaroo Island which was severely affected by bushfires 18 months ago.

Every spot of urban green space counts

12 Jul 2021

An international study of parks and gardens finds even the humble roadside verge plays an important role in the environment and for our health.

Male Carolina Anolis lizard displaying his dewlap

Same dance, different species: how natural selection drives common behaviour of lizards

02 Jul 2021

A surprising study on the behaviour of unrelated lizards demonstrates how evolution can lead to different species learning the same skills.

Four week voyage yields secrets to changing oceans

22 Jun 2021

Scientists have studied the impacts of a warmer, stronger East Australian Current on marine life during a voyage along the east coast.

Song tutoring can help save the regent honeyeater

18 Jun 2021

Raising young regent honeyeaters in aviaries with other species of birds as well as song tutoring increases their long-term chances in the wild.

New population of blue whales discovered with help of bomb detectors

08 Jun 2021

It was the whales’ singing that gave them away.

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