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Australia鈥檚 least wanted 鈥 8 alien species and diseases we must keep out of our island听home
This week鈥檚 landmark report on the impact of听 revealed costs to the global economy exceeded US$423 billion (A$654 billion) a year in 2019. Costs have at least听 every decade since 1970 and that trend is set to continue.
The true damage of invasive alien species was just revealed in a landmark report. Here鈥檚 how we must act.
Invasive alien species are driving biodiversity loss and extinctions in every country, all over the world.
Invasive alien species a major threat to nature, people
A new international report, co-authored by from the 成人大片, has found that the number of alien species has been rising continuously for centuries in all regions, but are now increasing at unprecedented rates.
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How algae conquered the world 鈥 and other epic stories hidden in the rocks of the Flinders Ranges
Earth was not always so hospitable. Evidence of how it came to be so beautiful and nurturing is locked in the rocks of South Australia鈥檚 Flinders Ranges 鈥 a site now vying for听.
New platform to energise citizen science
The 成人大片 will adapt and deploy the globally proven citizen science platform SciStarter in Australia, courtesy of a $160,000 grant from the South Australian Government鈥檚 Citizen Science Fund.
Two citizen science finalists announced for the Citizen Science Awards 2023
The finalists for the this year's Citizen Science Awards 2023 have just been announced and they are听听补苍诲听.
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The feral flying under the radar: why we need to rethink European听honeybees
Australia鈥檚 national parks, botanic gardens, wild places and green spaces are swarming with an invasive pest that is largely flying under the radar. This is yet another form of livestock, escaped from captivity and left to roam free.
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鈥楬umanity鈥檚 signature鈥: study finds plastic pollution in the world鈥檚 lakes can be worse than in oceans
A world-first study has found concentrations of plastics in some lakes are higher than in the most contaminated parts of oceans, demonstrating the extent to which plastics have invaded Earth鈥檚 ecosystems.
New Australian laws for 鈥榚ngineering鈥 the ocean must balance environment protection and responsible research
The Australian Labor government has introduced a听听to regulate 鈥渕arine geoengineering鈥 鈥 methods to combat climate change by intervening in the ocean environment.
Climate change threatens to cause 鈥榮ynchronised harvest failures鈥 across the globe, with implications for Australia鈥檚 food听security
New research shows scientists have听听to agriculture and global food production. Blind spots in climate models meant 鈥渉igh-impact but deeply-uncertain hazards鈥 were ignored. But now that the threat of 鈥渟ynchronised harvest failures鈥 has been revealed, we cannot ignore the prospect of global famine.
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