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three australian academy of science 2023 winners

UNSW researchers granted top honours from Australian Academy of Science

14 Mar 2023

Three UNSW scientists are honoured for cutting-edge research into climate change and ocean systems, nanomaterials and food and health, and DNA sequencing and gene activity.

surveying lessonia kelp forests in chile.

A million hectares of kelp forests need planting by 2040, and scientists need your help

20 Feb 2023

An ambitious restoration challenge aims to restore these forgotten forests.

What would happen if the environment was recognised as a legal person?

17 Feb 2023

Giving nature and the environment the same legal rights as humans is gaining ground as a new strategy to protect them from disaster.

a scuba diver swims through moody waters and rock formations

The entire planet's ecosystems classified for the first time: study

13 Oct 2022

The common platform heralds a new era of global conservation and management policy applications.

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.

rubber ducky sitting at the waters edge on a beach

Doritos, duckies and disembodied feet: revealing the ocean's hidden highways

07 Apr 2021

The grisly discovery of a disembodied foot on a NSW beach was a tragic twist in the mystery of missing woman Melissa Caddick. Such tragedies can also reveal hidden currents connecting the planet.

Narooma’s hot spot of ocean warming is more than three times the global average

25 Mar 2021

A UNSW analysis has found waters off Sydney, southern NSW and eastern Tasmania are demonstrating an accelerated warming trend.