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9 Jun 2020
"Every now and again, a once-in-a-generation book on a specific topic is published" - Canberra Times review of Kosciuszko: A Great National Park by...
4 Jun 2020
New research examines historical records exploring low-elevation snowfall events to create Australia’s longest analysis of daily temperature extremes and their...
19 May 2020
A new study by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) has shown for the first time the full extent of the areas burned by Victorian bushfires...
14 May 2020
Feral cats are an enormous problem for wildlife – across Australia, feral cats collectively kill more than three billion animals per year.
12 May 2020
A major independent review has confirmed freshwater flows are vital to maintaining the health of the Murray River’s lower lakes, striking a blow to demands by...
9 May 2020
Fenner in the news - Forestry academics say Victorian Government can't see the wood from the trees »
Forestry academics have issued a warning over the Victorian Government's decision to scale back the harvesting of native timber forests in the lead up to...
7 May 2020
s part of an internship through the Fenner School of Environment and Society at ANU, Molly has just made an important contribution to Australia’s food waste...
1 May 2020
Government logging has resumed in fire-damaged forests in Victoria and New South Wales despite warnings that devastated bushland and endangered wildlife are...
29 Apr 2020
Getting into the great outdoors is difficult at right now. But research soon to be published in Australian Forestry shows you can improve your mood by...
28 Apr 2020
In this episode of Behind the Headline, we speak with Clare Foster about her research into how animals can influence bushfires by managing fuel loads.
17 Apr 2020
A new study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found that animals may be an "untapped" resource to help manage fuel loads for...
16 Apr 2020
If the mighty Murray could sing, how would it sound? Meredith Hope delivered this talk on the ABC's Ockham's Razor.