An innovative approach to studying genetics has provided new information about how Australia's dwindling remnants of rainforest will cope as the planet grows warmer due to climate change.
Dishonesty may be more widespread in the animal kingdom than previously thought with new research showing that male fiddler crabs "lie" about their fighting ability.
One of Australia's most experienced civil engineers, Associate Professor Ron Cox, has been named Civil Engineer of the Year by the country's peak engineering industry body.
The largest ever survey of the health of Australia's vital wetlands is underway, with a team of UNSW environmental researchers conducting a special aerial survey of waterbirds across the entire continent.
