Tasmanian Times
Environment
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4.8KGiant Tree Evidence Florentine
Triffett's 'single rider' logging truck witnessed at 1350 hours 14 August 2023 driving through Maydena near Junee Road.
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We Must Find Better Ways to Protect Giant Trees
The photo said it all. On the back of a logging truck, a tree so large it could barely fit. It was...
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Lessons from Black Summer
Media release – UTAS, 14 August 2023 Lessons from Black Summer The increasing number of extreme bushfires around the world, as currently...
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Seals Uncover New Ocean Depths in East Antarctica
Media release – Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS); Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), 8 August 2023 Seals...
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The 140y.o. Thylacine Brain
A 140-year-old Tassie tiger brain sample survived two world wars and made it to our lab. Here’s what we found Researchers often think...
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New Forecasting Model for Antarctic Krill
Media release – UTAS, 27 July 2023 New ocean model goes in for the krill For the first time, researchers are able...
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Elusive Pygmy Right Wales are ‘Homebodies’
The smallest member of the filter-feeding family is one of the only whale species not to embark on seasonal migrations, new research...
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Larapuna Community Weekend 2023
Media release – Wildcare Tasmania, 1 August 2023 THE LARAPUNA COMMUNITY WEEKEND 2023 Get ready to grab your walking shoes and make a positive impact...
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Alex Fraser Wins ‘Landfast Ice’ Research Funding
Media release – UTAS, 31 July 2023 Antarctic sea ice scientist wins Future Fellowship grant A leading Antarctic scientist at the University of...
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Why Can’t we Just Tow Stranded Whales & Dolphins Out to Sea?
On Tuesday night, a pod of almost 100 long-finned pilot whales stranded itself on a beach on Western Australia’s south coast. Over...
