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Sandbags protect a local business as flood water washes by

Flooding rains: Experts available for comment

18 Oct 2022

UNSW Sydney experts available to comment on flooding and record rain.

A Bellinger River turtle swimming

Virologists close gap on unknown viruses affecting amphibians and reptiles

17 Oct 2022

New knowledge about amphibian and reptile viruses will help us act faster to conserve threatened species.

A large spider with yellow legs and large black and white spotted abdomen clings to its web

World wide web: global spider silk database a boon for biomaterials

14 Oct 2022

A new global study has untangled many of the incredible properties of spider silk.

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.

Mallee eucalypt woodland in arid South Australia

Vulnerable soil hotspots overlooked in conservation areas

13 Oct 2022

Soils in high-priority areas are poorly protected by existing global conservation initiatives.

100-dollar notes in a pile

Not all beer and pokies: what Australians did with their super when COVID struck

12 Oct 2022

Commonwealth Bank data shows the Australians who withdrew super spent more, but paid down their debt.

Hydrogen-Diesel Direct Injection Dual-Fuel System team

New system retrofits diesel engines to run on 90 per cent hydrogen

07 Oct 2022

Team from UNSW Engine Research Laboratory develop new Hydrogen-Diesel Direct Injection Dual-Fuel System that significantly cuts carbon emissions.

Three kids on the back of a ute travelling down a long stretch of dirt road in central Australia

Megadroughts helped topple ancient empires. They're in Australia's past, with more to come

06 Oct 2022

New research shows Australia experienced a number of megadroughts in the last 1000 years. We may be underestimating the severity of drought in Australia’s future.

The Gidgealpa floodplain

Oil and gas exploration and production threaten great desert river systems

04 Oct 2022

A new study identifies major environmental concerns for the Lake Eyre Basin rivers, among the most pristine in the world.

An artist's impression of a silicon chip among lights and colours

For the longest time: quantum computing engineers set new standard in silicon chip performance

30 Sep 2022

UNSW engineers have substantially extended the time that their quantum computing processors can hold information by more than 100 times compared to previous results.

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