School of Biological Earth & Environmental Sciences

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Termites are more sensitive to temperature than previously thought, which may have climate change forecasting implications as the earth warms.

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Megafires like Australia’s 2019/20 Black Summer fires represent an emerging threat to estuarine and coastal ecosystems.

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After the recent electric vehicle summit, Australia is one step closer to a national EV strategy. Here are six elements it will need.

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The future of the world’s largest ice sheet and rising sea levels depend on urgent action on global warming, study finds.

Bill Sherwin, recipient of the 2021 Australian Museum Lifetime Achievement Award in the garden

Professor Bill Sherwin receives the 2021 Australian Museum Research Institute Lifetime Achievement Award.

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By considering the environmental (and population) fluctuations that influence wildlife, we can arrive at more sustainable limits to wildlife deaths caused by human activities.

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Last week the Bureau of Meteorology declared a negative Indian Ocean Dipole — a natural climate phenomenon set to bring wet weather. Let’s look at what you can expect, and the role of climate change.

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Partially protected marine areas create confusion and don’t meet their broad conservation objectives, UNSW researchers have found.