Solving the mystery of the death of millions of seabirds

Our researchers have solved the mystery of three million seabird deaths.

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Meet our researcher: Dr Guojian Wang

Meet Guojian! He researches both the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) at The Centre for Southern Hemisphere Oceans Research (CSHOR).

Women krilling it in Antarctica

In the icy waters off Antarctica, a team of women are leading the way while trawling for answers about Antarctic krill.

We’ve made progress to curb global emissions. But it’s a fraction of what’s needed

The global pandemic caused an unprecedented drop in global emissions. But this is likely to rebound as economies start to recover.

Plastic in the ocean kills more threatened albatrosses than we thought

We examined the causes of death of 107 albatrosses and found ocean plastic is an underestimated threat.

Crimes at sea: when we frame illegal fishers as human and drug smugglers, everyone loses

Many think illegal fishing involves organised criminals, drugs and weapons. But our research found this depiction is, by and large, not true.

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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.

This super rare squid is a deep-sea mystery. We recently spotted not 1, but 5, in the Great Australian Bight

The mysterious bigfin squid has been spotted in Australia’s waters for the first time in the Great Australian Bight.

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Prepare for hotter days, says the State of the Climate 2020 report for Australia

A changing climate means parts of Australia will get hotter, some drier, others wetter and we can expect more extreme fire days.

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Meet our Indigenous researcher: Marlee Hutton

Meet Indigenous researcher: Marlee Hutton and find out more about her research and projects on Country.

Diver on the shallow reef of Ningaloo

Diving deep into the shallow reefs of Ningaloo Reef

We are mapping the shallow reefs of Ningaloo Reef to understand more about coral growth and marine ecosystem health.

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Busting illegal fishing and associated crime

New research suggests there’s little evidence connecting illegal fishing to organised crimes, such as drug trafficking, human trafficking, slavery and arms smuggling.