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Monday 16 June 2025
The historic High Seas Treaty is almost reality. Here’s what it would mean for ocean conservation
Read more about The historic High Seas Treaty is almost reality. Here’s what it would mean for ocean conservationFriday 13 June 2025
As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought
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What really happened in southern Africa 90,000 years ago?
UOW archaeologist identifies a poignant moment in the evolution of early modern humans
UOW researchers honoured for contributions to environmental sciences
Associate Professor Jenny Fisher awarded Anton Hales Medal, Professor Kerrylee Rogers awarded Frederick White Medal
Burnt ancient nutshells reveal the story of climate change at Kakadu — now drier than ever before
The Kakadu region likely functioned as a place of refuge for early Australians as they struggled through harsh and arid conditions
Australia’s gold industry stamped out mercury pollution — now it's coal's turn
Coal-fired power plants are now Australia鈥檚 largest controllable source of mercury emissions, releasing between two and four tonnes of mercury every year
A staggering 1.8 million hectares burned in 'high-severity' fires during Australia's Black Summer
The scale of the area burned outstripped projections for the late 21st century under strong scenarios of climate change
'Existential threat to our survival': see the 19 Australian ecosystems already collapsing
A comprehensive evaluation of the environmental state of play in Australia shows major and iconic ecosystems are collapsing