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Aerial shot looking directly down on a river of lava, Iceland

Waiting for an eruption: what do we know about the Iceland volcano?

29 Nov 2023

A UNSW Sydney scientist explains what is going on below the Earth’s surface as Iceland braces for a potential volcanic eruption. 

A herd of sheep in the Australian outback

Three reasons why removing grazing animals from Australia’s arid lands for carbon credits is a bad idea

29 Nov 2023

Carbon credits must be scrutinised – and none more so than credits for taking grazing animals off arid rangelands.

An LC-130 plane landing in Antarctica

'The discovery for our lifetime': UNSW scientist to take part in key Antarctic mission

09 Nov 2023

Antarctic core sediments hold information that is key to building a better picture of sea level rise. 

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Platypuses in the Park

02 Nov 2023

Stunning pictures and captivating footage tell the full story about the quest to bring platypuses back to Royal National Park.

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Scientists from UNSW Sydney reveal biases in the field of coral reef research

24 Oct 2023

Analysis of the literature revealed authors from countries with large coral reef systems, such as The Maldives, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, are underrepresented. 

dingo in australian outback

Did Australia’s First Peoples domesticate dingoes? They certainly buried them with great care

23 Oct 2023

There’s been a long-standing debate over whether dingoes started out wild or domesticated. One thing is clear – they had a close relationship with First Peoples.

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Biodiversity can rebound after bushfires, but recovery lags in severely burnt areas

23 Oct 2023

Extreme fires drove biodiversity declines despite overall resilience after the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfire season in NSW, a new study suggests.

Someone buying fish over the counter

At the foreshore of sustainable fishing: a new tool to tackle seafood fraud

20 Oct 2023

A handheld scanner uses nuclear methods and mathematical models to determine the origin and production of seafood. 
 

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Holy bat skull! Fossil adds vital piece to bat evolution puzzle

19 Oct 2023

Bats may have lived in caves and used soundwaves to navigate much earlier than first thought.

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite flying above Earth's oceans

Climate change is disrupting ocean currents. We're using satellites and ships to understand how

09 Oct 2023

A sea voyage and a satellite mission will combine to produce a more detailed picture of the ocean’s currents than ever before.

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