University of Tasmania
A biting discovery about Tasmanian devils
A Tasmanian devil expert has uncovered an evolutionary quirk that sets carnivorous marsupials apart from the crowd – and the secret lies behind their smiles.
Biodiversity
Southern Cross University
Advanced imaging technology helps monitor baby corals on Great Barrier Reef
Keeping a watchful eye on newly settled corals at submillimetre scale on the Great Barrier Reef is now much easier, with Southern Cross University and CSIRO successfully using underwater macrophotogrammetry for the first time.
Southern Cross University
Sound solution for struggling coral reefs: new documentary charts Our Changing Planet
The new season of the BBC’s Our Changing Planet explores what happens when Southern Cross University’s coral fertility doctor uses recordings of fish sounds to lure baby corals onto the reef.
James Cook University
Indigenous fire management started 11,000 years ago
James Cook University researchers have discovered Indigenous fire management in northern Australia was being practiced at least 11,000 years ago – and it has implications for fire management practices today.
University of Tasmania
Tasmanian devil declines impact quolls
A steep drop in the population of the endangered Tasmanian devil is creating knock-on effects to the evolutionary genetics of the spotted-tailed quoll, according to a new Nature Ecology & Evolution study.
University of Tasmania
Guardian dogs safeguard livelihoods and biodiversity
A landmark study has revealed how Livestock Guardian Dogs (LGDs) are changing predator behaviour and supporting conservation efforts in the process.
Charles Darwin University
A global biodiversity tipping point as first marine fish extinction declared
A species of ray, so rare it has only ever been recorded once back in the late 1800s, has been declared extinct after an assessment by an international team led by Charles Darwin University (CDU).
University of Tasmania
Baby love: 21 red handfish hatched in successful conservation breeding program
Twenty-one red handfish hatchlings have arrived in the second ever conservation breeding event in captivity – and it’s an essential part of protecting this critically endangered species from extinction.
The University of Western Australia
Dung dynasty – the plant boosting powers of beetle recyclers
A multi-level meta-analysis of 24 studies spanning 14 countries has revealed the humble beetles impacted plant growth by 17 per cent.