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Environment

Our research is helping to maintain the integrity of our environments, from oceans to land to climate, and ensure our natural resources are used sustainably.

  • Animals
  • Climate
  • Fire
  • Insects
  • Natural disasters
  • Plants

Environment

Our research is helping to maintain the integrity of our environments, from oceans to land to climate, and ensure our natural resources are used sustainably.

  • Animals
  • Climate
  • Fire
  • Insects
  • Natural disasters
  • Plants

Is it nature or nurture that inspires us to venture into the great outdoors?

Our ecologist Dr Brenda Lin walks through her research to discover whether nature or nurture is driving your love of the outdoors.

Tackling climate adaptation – different strokes for different folks

As the world recognises the need to adapt to climate change, we've identified leading practices to help apply adaptation actions.

Spits and shoals – will coastal erosion take a toll?

We take a deeper dive into the ocean processes that caused the recent coastal erosion on Bribie Island in Queensland.

Grab your camera! It’s time for the Big Bushfire BioBlitz

It has been two years since the devastating Australian bushfires of 2019-20. Now we need to find out how the bush is recovering- and you can help.

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Earthworms can sometimes surprise us

Australia is richly endowed with earthworm biodiversity, but of the 750 or so named species of earthworm in Australia, very few have been found in arid environments. The Broken Hill earthworm, a new genus and species, was a serendipitous find in an unexpected location.

Flower on stalk with six pointed petals.

Orchid hunting has come a long way. In 5 steps you can join a national research effort

Contributions from citizen scientists who look for orchids are incredibly valuable in orchid research because they cover much more ground than a handful of experts.

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Best summer reads for science lovers

Science isn't seasonal, but to get you through summer we’ve created a list of wonderful reads to inspire, excite and enjoy.

Meet our scientist: Dr Miguel Cruz

The severity of the Black Summer bushfires in Australia helped scientist Dr Miguel Cruz to see first-hand how his bushfire behaviour models could be improved. This month he released the Vesta Mark 2 model.

Pressing of a vibrant pink seaweed. It's shaped. The seaweed has branches coming out from the centre. It appears flat except for the centre which has remnants of seaweed.

Seaweed pressing at the beach this summer

Seaweed pressing is a serious science and a hobby you can do at the beach. Our algae researcher Dr Anusuya Willis shows us how.

A person wearing a snorkel swims underwater behind a big and colourful coral.

Even if we halt global warming, local climates will change – and we need new experiments to understand how

We need new experiments to model Earth’s climate if global warming is stabilised at 1.5℃. A new paper explains why.

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Australia’s Black Summer of fire was not normal – and we can prove it

Forest fires in Australia are burning more land across more of the year than ever before, as climate-linked fire weather worsens.

Lost landscapes. An image of Eucalyptus albens grassy woodlands.

A wild walk in virtual woodlands

A new virtual reality tool allows our researchers to take a walk on the wild side to better study some of our endangered ecosystems.

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