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Australia’s summer weather heats up

Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick gives us the run down of what is expected to be Australia's hottest hummer on record.

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Path to prosperity for planet and people if Earth’s critical resources are better shared: report.

Cities and businesses have the power to play a crucial role and become the “stewards” of critical Earth systems by demonstrating how they can reduce their environmental impact on the planet.

 
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A nose for ecology

How an ecologist's dog transformed her PhD project.

Meet Koda
Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013
  • Research story

PhD scholar Kevin MacFarlane is investigating why Central Kalahari lions enter areas in and around farms and kill livestock.

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Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013
  • Research story

Dr Matthew Brookhouse uses tree ring samples to document the growth chronology of individual trees, building a comprehensive climate record and fire history for the highlands of south-eastern Australia.

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Leadbeater’s possum
Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013
  • Research story

The survival of leadbeater's possum hinges on our ability to develop ecologically sustainable logging practices.

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