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OzFish, Australia’s recreational fishing charity dedicated to restoring waterways, has partnered with the NSW Department of Planning and Environment to launch a Water Quality Pilot Project for the Clarence River catchment area. The project has harnessed the power of citizen scientists to help monitor water quality in the region. A dedicated team of 20 volunteers … Continued
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UNDER EMBARGO 13:00 AEDT OCTOBER 28 2023 The world’s leading GP and health bodies representing three million health professionals worldwide are urging international leaders to safeguard the health of global populations from the climate crisis in an open letter, to be launched on day three of the WONCA World Conference in Sydney. WONCA … Continued
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MEDIA RELEASE Thursday 26 October 2023 More threatened species listed past 2yrs than previous 10yrs New research reveals Australia has listed more threatened species in the past two years than the previous ten, uncovering the true impact of the Black Summer Bushfires ahead of a return of similar conditions in 2023-24. However, new technology helping Australians … Continued
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A Charles Darwin University (CDU) water expert who uses ChatGPT to analyse hydrological data in a fraction of time says Artificial Intelligence (AI) could allow researchers to dedicate more time to the world’s most pressing problems. CDU groundwater hydrology expert Dr Dylan Irvine, alongside Dr Landon Halloran and Dr Philip Brunner from the University of Neuchâtel … Continued
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OzFish Unlimited is gearing up for the second year of its environmental DNA testing in North Queensland and is calling on fisher scientists to join in for this simple yet important research. Researchers and volunteers from OzFish’s North Queensland Chapter will kick off the latest round of testing on Friday, October 27 at South Johnstone … Continued
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Christmas is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the season of giving than by showing your love for one of Australia’s most iconic animals – the Koala? The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is thrilled to announce the launch of the Koala Christmas Catalogue, featuring an array of perfect gifts for all … Continued
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Ever since Banjo Patterson complained of the fiendish rattle of tramways and buses “making hurry down the street,” noise pollution in Australasian cities has exacted a worsening price on our life expectancy and health. Patterson’s lament – in Clancy of the Overflow in 1889 – was years before the first petrol-driven cars and trucks … Continued
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Analysis of the literature revealed authors from countries with large coral reef systems, such as The Maldives, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, are underrepresented. Coral reefs support approximately 25 per cent of marine species, and are essential to coastal economies, such as the fishing and tourism industries, to name a few. But coral reefs worldwide … Continued
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New international Monash University-led research has explained the reasons for and implications of low cancer rates in sharks, which until now have remained a decades long mystery. In a world-first collaborative international study, co-led by Monash University’s Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI), with researchers from Germany, Sweden and the USA, scientists have discovered that sharks … Continued
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The Federal Government has announced they are opening public consultations for the offshore wind development zone in the Bass Strait off Tasmania’s north coast. The Federal and Tasmanian governments have estimated the potential offshore wind zone could support thousands of local jobs during construction and in ongoing operations. The governments and energy analysts … Continued
