All posts tagged "environment"
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25ScienceCritically endangered grey nurse shark mapped for the first time in landmark study
A study mapping the eastern Australian grey nurse shark population has found it has declined rapidly over the last few decades, with...
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36ResearchYoung growing forests offer the greatest opportunity for carbon storage
Newly-published research by an international team including scientists from Western Sydney University and CSIRO has found that younger, regrowing forests are much...
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83ScienceNative turtles face extinction in South Australia
Western Sydney University has contributed to new Australian research into native turtle populations in the Murray River and some of its associated...
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139News and ViewsTree climbing big cats roar onto the small screen
Tree climbing lions star in a new National Geographic documentary filmed by a University of Queensland PhD candidate.
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150Science‘Twilight Zone’ could help preserve shallow water reefs
Corals lurking in deeper, darker waters could one day help to replenish shallow water reefs under threat from ocean warming and bleaching...
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139ScienceHow to send a finch extinct
An endangered Queensland bird is at risk of extinction because environmental legislation is failing to protect its habitat, according to a University...
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313News and ViewsInvasive species and habitat loss our biggest biodiversity threats
A desire to avoid more extinctions is one of the drivers behind new research by the Threatened Species Recovery Hub which has...
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141ScienceResearchers find termites capable of mitigating drought impact on rainforests
A new study, co-led by a Griffith University researcher, has found termites are able to lessen the effects of drought in tropical...
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130ScienceDiscovering how a local stream became less salty
Dryland salinity is a devastating problem in Australian agriculture, causing ongoing environmental and economic problems. Now, Flinders University researchers have discovered that...
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56ResearchInstinctive connection to the land can influence conservation
Aboriginal peoples’ connection to the land is based on an instinctive understanding passed on from generation to generation, and it is this...
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Australian first digital degree to help tackle cancer - Get Education
A new specialist university Masters degree will upskill researchers and professionals working in the cancer field, and has been developed with the support of the Victorian Government. Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Health Anthony Carbines launched the University of Melbourne Master of Cancer....
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Western Australia’s dynamic grains industry is set to benefit from a $48 million scientific research partnership between the WA Government and the Grains Research and Development Corporation. http://getfarming.com.au/2019/02/13/grains-research-boost-for-western-australia/
Lighting the way to awareness - Get Education
Hundreds of people are expected to join a lantern parade lighting the way to safety awareness at The University of Queensland St Lucia campus in March 2019. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Joanne Wright said the inaugural UQ Lantern Parade was part of a campaign to celebrate and reinforc...
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Creating R&D opportunities – your ideas are the beginning: http://getindustry.com.au/2019/02/13/creating-rd-opportunities-your-ideas-are-the-beginning/
New research program to target reduction of falls in people with Parkinson's - GetSTEM
Researchers at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) have published encouraging results of their reactive balance training program that shows a 60 per cent risk reduction in falls due to trips and slips in older adults, in the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. This program is now being rep...
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Monday, February 18th, 2019 at 2:43pm
Paying children for #research does not lead to undue influence https://t.co/HtlVIMqgMZ https://t.co/6KlXNFT4Ut
Paying children for #research does not lead to undue influence https://t.co/HtlVIMqgMZ https://t.co/6KlXNFT4Ut
Monday, February 18th, 2019 at 2:14pm
Australian first digital #degree to help tackle #cancer https://t.co/HITHiikJ0M https://t.co/CnYp8c0RiL
Australian first digital #degree to help tackle #cancer https://t.co/HITHiikJ0M https://t.co/CnYp8c0RiL