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Become a citizen scientist: help in the aftermath of an extreme event

In this three-part series, we explore the ways you can help scientists understand extreme events. This week we focus on post-disaster recovery and resilience.

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Become a citizen scientist: help us understand extreme events

 In this three-part series, we explore the ways you can help scientists prepare for and understand extreme events. This week it’s all about the base(line). 

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Interactive maps: vegetation cover and fire in Australia

We're working with the National Landcare Program to produce interactive maps showing vegetation cover and fire impact in Australia.

Like finding life on Mars’: why the underground orchid is Australia’s strangest, most mysterious flower

The underground orchid, Rhizanthella, is perhaps the strangest Australian orchid of them all. We explain why.

It's Wombat Wednesday - festive edition!

12 Days of Wombat Wednesday

In a year of "unprecedented" times and cancelled sausage sizzles, Wombat Wednesday has been a lighthearted reminder of the innate toughness of Aussies, and our wildlife too!

Earth’s sunscreen: what you need to know about the ozone hole

Remember the hole in the ozone layer? It still opens every spring and the hole in 2020 was a doozy. But overall things are getting better.

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Shining the light on marine ‘bright spots’ to restore coastal ecosystems

We've identified coastal and marine ‘bright spots.' Find out what they are and how they’ll help boost biodiversity, local economies and wellbeing.

Your Fungi Friday highlights for 2020

Every Fungi Friday we showcase the fabulous world of fungi on social media. So we're showing off your favourites from 2020.

These are the plastic items that most kill whales, dolphins, turtles and seabirds

Plastic in the ocean is eaten by over 700 species, but just a few items are responsible for the most deaths.

Global emissions are down by an unprecedented 7% — but don’t start celebrating just yet

The pandemic, along with other recent trends such as the shift towards clean energy, have placed us at a crossroad: the choices we make today can change the course of global emissions.

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Coral spawning: a slick affair for reef restoration

Our scientists are using coral spawn slicks to help restore the Great Barrier Reef. We show you how we go from the reef to the lab!

From Hobart, to London, to Dhaka: using cameras and AI to build an automatic litter detection system

As part of our research to end plastic waste, we’ve been developing an efficient and scalable environmental monitoring system using artificial intelligence (AI).