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Virginia Class submarine

Three tiers and more than 8000 new engineers: what it will take to deliver AUKUS nuclear submarine program

31 Mar 2023

UNSW Sydney nuclear materials engineer Dr Edward Obbard explains the difficulty in identifying and training the huge numbers of new workers required for Australia to build and maintain its own nuclear submarines.

Pelican breeding colony at Narran Lakes

Pelicans breed at north-western NSW's Narran Lakes for the first time in over 20 years

30 Mar 2023

A research team at UNSW Sydney has been monitoring water bird breeding events in real time for the last four months.

Scientists explore the Antarctic ocean by boat

Deep ocean currents around Antarctica headed for collapse, study finds

30 Mar 2023

Antarctic circulation could slow by more than 40 per cent over the next three decades, with significant implications for oceans and the climate.

UNSW Astrophysicist, Ms Kirsten Banks

Preserving the stars: light pollution and what you can do about it

28 Mar 2023

An astrophysicist from UNSW Sydney explains why it’s so important that we can all look up and see the stars. 

chemical in the water

Trying to solve the 'forever problem' of PFAS pollution

22 Mar 2023

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can be found almost everywhere and in almost everyone and can take over 1000 years to break down.  

thousands of dead fish floating in the river

How did millions of fish die gasping in the Darling – after three years of rain?

21 Mar 2023

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.

cyclone seen from space

Cyclone Freddy was the most energetic storm on record. Is it a harbinger of things to come?

20 Mar 2023

The record-breaking Cyclone Freddy was a wake-up call to prepare for the storms of the future.

Lithium-ion EV battery

Seven things you need to know about lithium-ion battery safety

20 Mar 2023

UNSW expert Dr Matthew Priestley explains why greater respect and education is needed regarding the use of lithium-ion batteries at home and in the workplace.

Medical artificial intelligence

ChatGPT for medical data? Predicting the future of population health

17 Mar 2023

UNSW expert Dr Beena Ahmed says the way we collect and analyse medical and health information in the future could improve life expectancy.

A Tasmanian Devil scurries off after being released

Humans are altering the diet of Tasmanian devils, which may accelerate their decline

16 Mar 2023

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

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