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Southern stars – our scientists vying for Aussie honours

Two of our researchers – Dr Britta Denise Hardesty and Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas – are in the running for Australian of the Year Tasmania 2020.

How did the world’s biggest fish end up in a river?

A whale shark has been spotted 40 km upstream in a river in Queensland, puzzling scientists and the community due to this unusual behaviour.

A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas. But there’s still time to act

The IPCC report says extreme sea level events that used to hit once a century will occur once a year in many places by 2050. This situation is inevitable, even if emissions are dramatically curbed.

Home and array: Investigator shedding light on the EAC

RV Investigator has returned from the East Australian Current to uncover the latest data from one of our fickle ocean features.

Our peeps (em)powering science at sea

This World Maritime Day, we look at women who (em)power the science on our research vessel Investigator.

Reeling in fishing gear lost at sea

We have produced the first ever estimate of commercial fishing gear lost in the world’s oceans.

Saving baby turtles one nest at a time

We're working with Indigenous rangers in Cape York to give baby turtles the best chance of making it from nest to ocean.

Finders keepers! What our Investigator found on its Coral Sea journey

RV Investigator has returned to port after a voyage of discovery in the Coral Sea. Researchers uncovered rocks, coral, volcanoes and a potential shipwreck.

Our Investigator voyages through Coral Sea to map seafloor and unlock seabird secrets

Researchers on board our RV Investigator are surveying seabirds in the Coral Sea to see which parts of the ocean are used by different species.

Every week is science week on RV Investigator!

In the wake of National Science Week, we check in with our research vessel Investigator on a voyage in the Coral Sea.

Climate change may change the way ocean waves impact 50% of the world’s coastlines

The rise in sea levels is not the only way climate change will affect our coasts. Research, published today, found a warming planet will also alter ocean waves along more than 50% of the world’s coastlines.

About last night: multiple coral spawning in the Great Barrier Reef

New research indicates that when coral colonies on the Great Barrier Reef spawn more than once a year, reefs receive a more consistent supply of coral larvae which could help coral recovery and the resilience of the Reef.

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