Our collection is home to more than 12 million specimens stored inside more than 22,000 drawers. It’s the largest collection of Australian insects on the planet.

The significant drop of about 25 to 30 percent have returned us to pre-2013 emissions levels. Tracking the rise and fall of these damaging ozone-depleting and greenhouse gases is possible thanks to the global network of atmospheric monitoring stations. This includes our Australian Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Monitoring Station.

Our Botanical Extracts Lab is in Melbourne is where we’ll focus our development on a range of cannabis-derived products. We’ll investigate extraction, purification, and formulation techniques. They’ll offer new medical products on top of the oils, capsules, sprays, and lozenges already available.

That’s right, hydrogen-powered cars have zero emissions. Through the nature of hydrogen and the way it is processed a hydrogen-powered car will only omit water vapour and warm air.

Sadly, the disease has many painful effects on dogs as you can see above. While we are working to better understand and treat the disease, prevention can be useful in preventing and spreading it further. It’s always important to talk to your vet about tick prevention and control options. If you live in or visit a tick-infested area, you should do a daily inspection of your dogs for ticks and familiarise yourself with the best way to remove them.

China, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the USA have all launched missions to Mars around the same time. While the three nations all have different missions on Mars, they will be supported by our Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC), which helps with communication between Mars and Earth.

That’s right, we estimate that up to 17.5% of near-shore albatross deaths in the southern hemisphere are caused by plastic ingestion. This should be considered a substantial threat to albatross populations. Plastic drink bottles, disposable utensils and balloons are among the deadliest items.

Feral pigs are the biggest and most prevalent danger to baby turtles in Cape York. To protect the turtles, rangers need to understand – almost in real-time – where turtles are laying their eggs, where the pigs are eating the nests, and when. If rangers can get fast access to this information (monitoring data) in the first few days, they can quickly decide where they will focus their pig-control efforts.

Thanks to the discovery of five twinkling galaxies in a rare alignment, astronomers have been able to calculate the properties and geometry of an invisible gas cloud in space.

Infected people shed the virus in their faeces about three to five days before showing symptoms. Getting an early signal of infections in an area helps health authorities act early on local measures to limit infection spread.