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An underwater photograph of a whale shark

Some fin good! Four shark facts from science

Sharks are among Earth’s most ancient creatures. We still have lots to learn about them, but what we know from science is fin-tastic.

Meet our Great Barrier Reef research coordinator: Dr Bruce Taylor

As a human geographer, Dr Bruce Taylor is an expert on how people connect to places. Let's dive into why he is so passionate about one of Australia's treasures.

A group of penguins walking at night time.

Welcome visitor to purge sea spurge

Have you ever heard of sea spurge? It's bad news for our southern beaches and we're calling on you to help control its spread.

Lauren diving in the reef

Meet our coral spawning researcher: Lauren Hardiman

Lauren Hardiman saw one of nature’s rare events- coral spawning - at one of Australia’s most iconic locations.

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.

Meet Dr Julie Janssens: hydrochemist of the high seas

Dr Julie Janssens is sailing far and wide to support research that helps us better understand our oceans.

Outlining the risk for Aussie shark extinction

A new action plan assesses the extinction risk for Australian sharks making it easier to protect them.

A threadfish against a black background

Life lurking in dark waters: meet seven denizens of the deep

Scientists on our research vessel (RV) Investigator are uncovering the denizens of the deep that lurk in the ocean far beneath the waves.

Solving the mystery of the death of millions of seabirds

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

Denise Hardesty on her hands at the beach reaching for plastic

Meet our researcher: Dr Denise Hardesty

Meet Dr Denise Hardesty. She uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to research ways to stop plastic pollution from entering our environment.

Top 2020 science moments you may have missed

Our scientists are delivering practical solutions to real challenges. So we're bringing the 2020 science moments you may have missed.

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).