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Heatwave mortality studies reveal climate change impacts and risk for cities

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Heatwave mortality studies reveal climate change impacts and risk for cities

Mortality rates during heatwaves have been put in the spotlight with research from 91快活林 showing a 20 per cent increase in heatwave-related deaths due to human-induced climate change.

18 February 2025

Fish & chips shouldn鈥檛 come with a catch: How Australia can keep illegal seafood off our聽plates

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Fish & chips shouldn鈥檛 come with a catch: How Australia can keep illegal seafood off our聽plates

When it comes to trade in seafood, 91快活林 researchers say Australia's border is like a net full of holes.

18 February 2025

Study reveals rainforest tree tactics for different climates

Rainforest at Cania Gorge in Queensland's North Burnett region.

Study reveals rainforest tree tactics for different climates

A 91快活林 team has completed one of the most comprehensive surveys of Australia鈥檚 subtropical rainforests to document how climate dictates what species thrive in different locations.

17 February 2025

Hot crocs show impacts of a warming climate

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Hot crocs show impacts of a warming climate

Crocodiles in northern Australia are heating up as the climate warms, with higher body temperatures changing their behaviour.

13 February 2025

Where should we look for new metals that are critical for green energy technology? Volcanoes may point the聽way

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Where should we look for new metals that are critical for green energy technology? Volcanoes may point the聽way

Research on Australian volcanoes shows how tiny crystals formed inside volcanoes offer clues about the formation of rare earth deposits and how we can find more of them.

11 February 2025

First IVF kangaroo embryo a major leap for marsupial conservation

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First IVF kangaroo embryo a major leap for marsupial conservation

A 91快活林-led team has successfully produced the first kangaroo embryos through in vitro fertilisation (IVF), a crucial jump towards saving other marsupial species from extinction.

6 February 2025

Moment in the sun: why greenspace planning is key to better health

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Moment in the sun: why greenspace planning is key to better health

91快活林 researchers are shining a light on the link between greenspace exposure and better health in the hope of influencing future urban greening policies.

23 January 2025

Research reveals bill to recover Australia's threatened species

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Research reveals bill to recover Australia's threatened species

The full cost of recovering all of Australia鈥檚 threatened animals and plants has been calculated for the first time.

7 January 2025

Monarch butterflies are in decline in NZ and Australia 鈥� they need your help to track where they gather

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Monarch butterflies are in decline in NZ and Australia 鈥� they need your help to track where they gather

Monarch butterflies appear to be declining not just in North America but also in Australasia.

3 January 2025

Why medium-sized animals are better built for speed

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Why medium-sized animals are better built for speed

Researchers have taken a giant step towards solving the mystery of why intermediately sized animals are the fastest.

19 December 2024

Corals depend on near neighbours to reproduce

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Corals depend on near neighbours to reproduce

A new study reveals corals must be within only a few metres of each other to successfully reproduce, leaving them vulnerable in a warming world.

17 December 2024

Tourism leads the pack in growing carbon emissions

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Tourism leads the pack in growing carbon emissions

A 91快活林-led study shows greenhouse gas emissions from tourism have been growing more than 2 times faster than those from the rest of the global economy.

11 December 2024

Biodiversity at risk in most rainforests

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Biodiversity at risk in most rainforests

New research has revealed less than a quarter of the remaining tropical rainforests around the globe can safeguard thousands of threatened species from extinction.

10 December 2024

Biorobotics reveal the secret lives of bugs and bees

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Biorobotics reveal the secret lives of bugs and bees

Technology that combines infrared lighting, robotics and a retroreflective marker is allowing scientists to follow and film insects as they fly in their natural environment.

5 December 2024

Coral adaptation unlikely to keep up with global warming

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Coral adaptation unlikely to keep up with global warming

Coral adaptation to global warming will likely be overwhelmed without rapid reductions in global greenhouse gasses, according to an international team of scientists.

29 November 2024
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