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Returning generations in the Gulf of Carpentaria

Heading home to 'Our father’s father’s country'

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Why are insects dying in such numbers?

A research review of 73 existing surveys, released by the University of Sydney's Institute of Agriculture, discovered that 40 per cent of insect species will likely be in catastrophic decline within a century. So what's going on?

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Australia’s microbiome on the map

Australia’s microbiome is a hidden world of bacteria, fungi and archaea. We’ve mapped what’s where. Now we want to find out what it does.

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People power for the pollinators

Conservation science has often neglected cultural knowledge systems, values and approaches. A recent global study has found that people, such as Indigenous communities, are essential to conserving the pollinators that maintain and protect biodiversity, agriculture and habitat.

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Past Antarctic air informs our future

Air bubbles trapped 240m under the Antarctic ice are helping us understand the impact a naturally occurring ‘air purifier’ will have on future climate change.

The pest is history! Put your knowledge to the test

Do you know your rabbits from your 'river rabbits'? What does lantana look like? Take our biocontrol quiz and put your pesty knowledge to the test!

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Smut to the rescue

Our scientists are releasing a smut fungus. It's a new biocontrol for a weed called wandering trad, which is smothering our forests and clogging waterways.

A warning for wine-lovers: climate change is messing with your favourite tipple’s timing

While the much-derided “latte set” are stereotyped as the biggest worriers about climate change, it’s the chardonnay crowd who are acutely feeling its effects.

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Faster food is all about the TraNSIT

Like your food? Reducing transport costs for the agricultural community can benefit all of us.

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Here are seven things to know about tropical cyclones

But as Queensland and the Northern Territory respond to Tropical Cyclone Trevor, and Western Australia to Tropical Cyclone Veronica, we’ve got some answers to a few questions you may have about cyclones.

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Dealing with ants, cockroaches and flies around house without chemical sprays

Do you freak out if you spot critters scuttling across the kitchen floor? Before you reach for the insecticide spray, let us tell you about another way ...

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Sniffing out solutions: Detection dogs are helping threatened species

Detection dogs are being trained to help threatened species like koalas. Our Atlas of Living Australia team is creating surveys and handling the doggy data.

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