School of BEES

thousands of dead fish floating in the river

For the second time in five years, millions of fish suffocated in the Darling River. This was not a natural disaster – it’s our doing.

A Tasmanian Devil scurries off after being released

New research shows how human-modified landscapes affect the diets of these marsupial scavengers.

a citizen scientist taking a photo of plants in the field

New research finds almost 4000 Australian plant species have not been photographed before in the wild, which may lead to their extinction.

person taking selfie on rocks close to waterfall

People have died taking selfies at cliffs, waterfalls and natural pools. We need to try a different approach to reducing the risk.

Cooking on a gas stove

UNSW Sydney experts explain why we should be looking for alternatives to cooking with gas. 

A welcome screen of the Replika app as seen on a mobile phone

The sudden removal of ‘erotic’ features from the virtual friend app has left lovelorn users high and dry.

possums eating dead kangaroo

When they set up remote cameras throughout the bush, scientists were not expecting to capture these small marsupials scavenging for flesh.

surveying lessonia kelp forests in chile.

An ambitious restoration challenge aims to restore these forgotten forests.

a hyacinth macaw anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

In birds, big brains aren’t associated with living in large social groups – instead, they’re linked to long stints of parental feeding.

darling river

A controversial project in the Murray-Darling Basin was ‘misguided and poorly framed’, UNSW scientists say.

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