Will Cornwell

a citizen scientist taking a photo of plants in the field

Thousands of native plants are unphotographed, and citizen scientists can help fill the gaps

14 Mar 2023

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

Wood-eating termites really like it when it's hot: study

23 Sep 2022

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

UNSW Winners of the 2022 Eureka Prize Awards

Four Eureka Prizes awarded to UNSW researchers

01 Sep 2022

Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla, Professor Raina MacIntyre, The Environment Recovery Project and researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have all received prestigious 2022 Eureka Prize awards.

UNSW researchers named as 2022 Eureka Prize finalists

27 Jul 2022

Six UNSW Sydney projects chosen as finalists for Australia’s leading science awards.

Rainforest birds in decline in black summer bushfire aftermath

28 Apr 2022

Australian rainforests and bird communities remain under threat following the catastrophic 2019-2020 bushfire season, new UNSW Sydney research shows.

Scenery from around the Thredbo River in Kosciouszko National Park

It's summer: time to take a hike and contribute to science

17 Dec 2021

As the weather warms up, UNSW researchers name some of their favourite bushwalks and the ways citizen scientists can help them by collecting data along the way.

From Avocet to Zebra Finch: big data study finds more than 50 billion birds in the world

18 May 2021

Talk about getting your ducks in a row.