Science subject and location tags
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Thursday, 7 July 2016
Indigenous science Where Western science meets Indigenous knowledge to care for billabongs.
Friday, 17 July 2015
Video from the vault These hard working and loyal dogs are no longer a part of the Antarctic landscape
Friday, 3 July 2015
Video from the vault Dive into the alien-like world beneath Port Phillip Bay.
Thursday, 16 April 2015
Video from the vault We all know shark numbers are plummeting but what would be their natural population if humans were not around?
Thursday, 19 March 2015
Video from the vault Vanuatu is reeling in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Pam, but how much do you know about one of Australia's closest neighbours?
Monday, 19 January 2015
Video from the Vault How much of the movie Finding Nemo was based on actual science?
Wednesday, 19 November 2014 3
Opinion Farming and native biodiversity are not mutually exclusive. Landscape planning is one approach that lets the two land uses coexist, explains Sue McIntyre.
Monday, 3 November 2014
Video from the vault Widespread poaching throughout the South Pacific in the 1970s and 80s dramatically reduced the natural population of these amazing creatures, reducing the status of the species to "vulnerable"
Monday, 20 October 2014
From the vault The ABC Science program Quantum began in 1985 but it was a couple of years before it began to cover science in the Red Centre, or the value of traditional Indigenous knowledge to science.
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
The unique damselfish practice of cultivating their favourite type of algae on coral reefs contributes to an increase in coral disease, Australian researchers have found.
Friday, 8 November 2013 2
Opinion To protect koalas we have to get a handle on why they are threatened, writes Dan Lunney.
Thursday, 5 September 2013
The ability of plants to soak up more carbon has been thrown into doubt by a new study.
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Biodiversity threat A species of sea urchin is turning parts of the south-eastern Australian coast into barren wastelands, writes Kylie Andrews.
Monday, 22 July 2013
More people, not less, are needed in wilderness areas to stop species extinctions, an international conservation meeting is set to hear.
Wednesday, 3 July 2013 7
Opinion Effective biosecurity protects Australia's environment and industries, but managing risk is an uncertain business. That's why we need statistics, writes Simon Barry.