All posts tagged "animals"

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  Scientists invent animal-free testing of lethal neurotoxins

  Animal testing will no longer be required to assess a group of deadly neurotoxins, thanks to University of Queensland-led research.

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  Poo transplants to help save koalas

  Poo transplants are helping expand koala microbiomes, allowing the marsupials to eat a wider range of eucalypts and possibly survive habitat loss.

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  The bacteria in koala’s guts drive their food choices

  World-first research, led by Dr Michaela Blyton, now at the University of Queensland, and Dr Ben Moore from Western Sydney University’s Hawkesbury...

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  Study shows non-lethal impacts of seabirds’ plastic ingestion

  An Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)-led study of seabirds that had ingested plastic debris has revealed a range of non-lethal...

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  Birdwatchers highlight declines of seabirds off south-eastern Australia

  Thirteen species of seabirds are declining off the coast of south-eastern Australia, a 17-year study by researchers at the Centre for Ecosystem...

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  Stress and habitat linked to koala recovery

  New research led by Western Sydney University Stress Lab’s Dr Edward Narayan, has found the psychological state of wild koalas and the...

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  Balloons the #1 marine debris risk of mortality for seabirds

  A new Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and CSIRO collaborative study has found that balloons are the highest-risk plastic debris...

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  Thirteen mammal extinctions prevented by havens

  A stocktake of Australia’s animal havens – conservation areas free of cats and foxes – has found that they have already prevented...

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  Reaching peak whale

  Research has revealed some large whale populations have defied over-exploitation and near-extinction to reach ‘peak’ abundance – or will do so early...

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  Climate link between krill and whale populations uncovered

  The abundance of krill could influence future whale populations in the Southern Hemisphere such as Blue, Southern Right and Fin whales, according...