Science
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140IMAS scientist’s grant to assess biodiversity benefits of Marine Protected Areas
An IMAS scientist is one of just nine conservation researchers worldwide to be awarded the 2021 fellowship in marine conservation through the...
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119Project evaluating ‘eyes in the sky’ technology to detect crop pests
Crop surveillance from the skies is being explored as a means to improve pest management strategies by a new Grains Science Partnership...
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190Even low levels of air pollution are harmful to health
Growing evidence outlined in a newly published position statement from the Centre for Air pollution, energy and health Research (CAR), and led...
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163Robotic floats set to reveal ecosystem role in Southern Ocean carbon pump
When a six-week Southern Ocean Large Areal Carbon Export (SOLACE) voyage on the RV Investigator returned to Hobart in January, two autonomous...
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219Study quantifies devils’ decline due to facial tumour disease
New research from the University of Tasmania has estimated the toll a deadly facial cancer has taken on Tasmanian devil populations since...
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303Filter paper can reveal species under the sea
The study detected eDNA (environmental DNA), which is shed by plants and animals in aquatic environments, leaving behind unique traces from each...
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377Deep-sea vision linked to night life on the reef
To see – and survive – at night, some coral fish have developed visual adaptations that are similar to those of their...
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300Large-scale weather patterns in southern Indian Ocean linked to regional rainfall
Understanding the diverse large-scale weather systems in the southern Indian Ocean could improve regional weather and climate forecasting in southern Australia and...
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322Scientists get to the bottom of wombat poo mystery
An international study into how wombats produce their distinctive cube-shaped poo has shed further light on the physics behind this biological puzzle.
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Three day, online national fruit fly symposium slated for May 4 2021 http://getfarming.com.au/2021/04/16/three-day-online-national-fruit-fly-symposium-slated-for-may-4-2021/
University launches Master of Physiotherapy course for 2022 - Get Education
The University of Tasmania will launch a Master of Physiotherapy in 2022 in response to the growing demand for allied health services urgently needed across Tasmania. The University’s School of Health Sciences, in the College of Health and Medicine, is co-designing the study program with health pr...
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Sunlight to solve the world’s clean water crisis - GetSTEM
Researchers at UniSA have developed a cost-effective technique that could deliver safe drinking water to millions of vulnerable people using cheap, sustainable materials and sunlight. Less than 3 per cent of the world’s water is fresh, and due to the pressures of climate change, pollution, and shi...
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Children of young mothers most at risk of child abuse - GetSTEM
Researchers are calling for greater support for young mothers to reduce the incidence of child abuse after their study found children of mothers under 20 – and their subsequent siblings – were most at risk. University of Queensland Professor of Psychiatry Steve Kisely said the ‘major takeaway....
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UWA researchers discover the cause of devastating crop disease http://getfarming.com.au/2021/04/15/uwa-researchers-discover-the-cause-of-devastating-crop-disease/
Friday, April 16th, 2021 at 3:42am
Three day, online national fruit fly symposium slated for May 4 2021 https://t.co/Gnnqy1ywbf
Three day, online national fruit fly symposium slated for May 4 2021 https://t.co/Gnnqy1ywbf
Friday, April 16th, 2021 at 3:10am
Sunlight to solve the world’s clean water crisis https://t.co/VWdPavjtW5
Sunlight to solve the world’s clean water crisis https://t.co/VWdPavjtW5
Friday, April 16th, 2021 at 3:06am
Children of young mothers most at risk of child abuse https://t.co/Nb2jd7mesw
Children of young mothers most at risk of child abuse https://t.co/Nb2jd7mesw