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Invertebrates as pets: The truth behind the trade

For some people, the idea of having tarantulas and scorpions living in their house is a nightmare; for others, keeping insects is a hobby and a passion.

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Averting disaster with UNHaRMED software

It’s an unsettling prognosis. Driven by climate change, population growth and economic development, natural hazards —such as the recent bushfires in Australia and the US, heatwaves in Europe, and floods in Japan—will in coming years become an even bigger threat.

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The race to stop illegal trading of Australian lizards

Australian reptiles face serious conservation threats from illegal poaching fuelled by international demand and the exotic pet trade.

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Our experts refute River Murray estuary claims

A team of scientists, led by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Associate Professor John Tibby, has confirmed that the lower River Murray was not an estuary in the mid-Holocene period (more than 7000 years ago) – reinforcing scientific evidence likely to influence important river management policy decisions.

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A new DNA database will keep log on timber origins

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APPLY NOW: Future Making Fellowship Scheme - fellowships for real-world impact

Time to get serious about your research career at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ

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Optimising the flow

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Blue is the new green

In the search for potential natural allies to help combat climate change, marine coastal vegetation sits near the top of the list.

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In pursuit of net zero

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Finding fertile ground in space

In-space manufacturing’s potential has the whole world talking.

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