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Bilbies return to Sturt National Park in NSW

30 Sep 2020

Thanks to a NSW government collaboration led by UNSW ecologists and Ecological Horizons with NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and Taronga Conservation Society Australia, ten bilbies are set to start a species-led renovation of their desert ecosystem in Sturt National Park.

Ancient microbial life used arsenic to thrive in a world without oxygen

29 Sep 2020

How ancient microbes survived in a world without oxygen has been a mystery. Scientists discovered a living microbial mat that uses arsenic instead of oxygen for photosynthesis and respiration.

UNSW finalists announced in 2020 Eureka Prizes

29 Sep 2020

UNSW Sydney celebrates seven finalists heralded in the ‘Oscars of science’.

The threatened Southern Barred Frog (Mixophyes balbus)

Surviving the flames: citizen scientists reveal frogs’ initial response to ‘black summer’ bushfires

28 Sep 2020

Many Australian frogs may not have been as devastatingly impacted by last summer’s fires as feared – but scientists need more data to assess the impact further.

A scientist handles uncooked meat in a laboratory

Potential drug target for dangerous E. coli infections identified

25 Sep 2020

Treatment for a deadly E. coli strain may be possible, after UNSW Sydney researchers identified a new molecular pathway that controls the potent Shiga toxin.

We looked at 35 years of rainfall and learnt how droughts start in the Murray-Darling Basin

25 Sep 2020

To fully understand droughts, we need to answer the question: where does Australia’s rainfall come from? The answer isn't simple.

Releasing Bilby back in the Taronga Sanctuary at Dubbo

Landmark release sees bilbies return to Sturt National Park in NSW

24 Sep 2020

A nocturnal marsupial has been reintroduced into a feral-free area created by a UNSW-led project.

If there is life on Venus, how could it have got there? Origin of life experts explain

22 Sep 2020

Considering what we know about the key ingredients for life's formation on Earth, here are three explanations for how this process may have occurred on our sister planet.

Pink origami elephant on black background

Can't get you outta my head: neuroscience study finds 'hidden' thoughts in visual part of brain

21 Sep 2020

Why is it so hard to control our thoughts? New research led by UNSW Sydney shows suppressed thoughts could be hiding in the visual part of our brains – without us even knowing.

UNSW academic awarded $1.5m grant for treatment of malignant melanoma

18 Sep 2020

A grant from the US National Cancer Institute will be used to investigate personalised treatment for malignant melanoma.

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