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17 September 2024

Our cities are losing the small, colourful songbirds that give us the most joy

Urbanisation in Brisbane is causing a decline in colorful, melodious bird species, particularly small ones. The loss of green spaces and increased infrastructure threatens the birds that enhance urban life.

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3 September 2024

Colourful, melodious birds at risk from poor urban planning 

Loss of green spaces and fragmented landscapes leading to less 'attractive' birds in urban areas.

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22 January 2021

The tricks Australian forests use to survive bushfires

A review byThe Bushfire Recovery Project has confirmed how it is that Australian eucalypt forests survive and regenerate after devastating wildfires like the 2019-20 Black Summer fires.

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16 January 2019
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22 October 2015
Nicholas Clark found that up to 40% of Indian Mynas in the South East Queensland region can carry malaria parasites.

Invasive birds spreading avian malaria in eastern Australia

An invasive bird species is carrying, and potentially spreading, a high prevalence of avian malaria throughout its range in eastern Australia, a Griffith University PhD candidate has uncovered.

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22 March 2022
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14 April 2025

Longest known seafaring venture 8,500 years ago brings hunter-gatherers to Malta before early farmers 

Oldest long-distance seafaring expedition took place before the invention of boats with sails, likely using simple dugout canoes. 

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9 October 2024
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18 July 2024

Logged forests have ecological value – if not pushed too far   

Researchers reveal “thresholds” for when logged rainforests lose the ability to sustain themselves while highlighting value of already logged forests.

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10 May 2024
Gorgonian Sea Fan

Coal versus coral

In Gladstone, amid shipping traffic and industrial landscapes, the Australian cultural cringe is palpable, torn between pride in resources and prospect of environmental devastation as observed by Dr Kerrie Foxwell-Norton.

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