Tasmanian Times
Environment
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1.7KDeeper Picture of Urchin Barrens
Multibeam sonar mapping and an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) have been used to monitor changes in urchin barrens at sites around the...
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Environmental Scientists are being Silenced
A Conversation study finds that scientists are often constrained from speaking out on ecological matters.
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RIP Smooth Handfish
Preserved holotype of the Smooth Handfish, Sympterichthys unipennis – MNHN A 4630, 43.8 mm SL, from Tasmania. Source: Australian National Fish Collection,...
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Capturing Grandeur and Heartbreak of Tasmania’s Giant Trees
Photos from the field: capturing the grandeur and heartbreak of Tasmania’s giant trees Environmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest...
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New Nature Reserve
Tasmania has a brand-new nature reserve, all thanks to a gift from an everyday Australian family who wanted to make a difference....
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Ingested Single-use Plastics Create ‘Flying Rubbish Bins’
Throw it away? 'Away' is often a seabird's stomach.
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Dasyurology with Em Dale
Dasyurology (TASMANIAN DEVILS) with Em Dale Ologies with Alie Ward Listen on Apple Podcasts Tasmanian devils! Quolls! Carnivores! Wait … what is a...
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Deadpool Fly
During the past year CSIRO scientists have given scientific names to 164 new species, including tributes to Marvel characters Deadpool, Thor, Loki,...
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Melting Antarctic Ice Sheet Could Bring Half-metre of Sea-level Rise
Data and modelling for past warm periods suggest that Antarctic ice melt alone will contribute around half a metre of sea-level rise...
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The Wilderness Politics of Bob Brown
The Conversation is running a series of explainers on key figures in Australian political history, looking at the way they changed the...
