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News, events and the latest research from the School of BEES, University of New South Wales - www.unsw.edu.au/science/our-schools/bees
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Hunters or collectors? New evidence challenges claim Australia’s First Peoples sent large animals extinct
Australia doesn’t have any ‘kill sites’. In fact, there’s no hard evidence people hunted the megafauna.
theconversation.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Our work with the Gamay Rangers to restore the environmental and cultural values of seagrass in Gamay - Botany Bay www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
'Localised extinction' risk for seagrass in Botany Bay
It is estimated half of the local seagrass habitat in Gamay (Botany Bay) has already been lost. Researchers and Aboriginal rangers are replanting seagrass fragments and using biochar to restore the ar...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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New research from UNSW and the University of Tasmania reveals how predator size and diversity influence urchin predation on New South Wales reefs. Large male blue gropers were responsible for three-quarters of all urchin attacks. Learn more: greatsouthernreef.com/urchin-preda...
October 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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CCRC Senior Research Fellow @drjucker.bsky.social explains in this Conversation article what is happening above Antarctica right now, and how it might impact us: theconversation.com/air-temperat...
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Air temperatures over Antarctica have soared 35ºC above average. What does this unusual event mean for Australia?
The stratospheric polar vortex high above Antarctica has rapidly heated up. These sudden bursts of heat can bring rapid weather changes in Australia
theconversation.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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UNSW scientists outline what makes Antarctica a laboratory like no other news.unsw.edu.au/en/breaking-...
Breaking the ice: why study Antarctica?
From unique wildlife to resilient microbes, world-changing climate dynamics to untapped biotechnological potential – four UNSW scientists outline what makes Antarctica a laboratory like no other.
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September 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Excited to share that we’re part of ANZIC! This collaboration means our researchers (and students!) get a seat at the table for international drilling expeditions — bringing home samples and discoveries that shape our understanding of Earth. www.iodp.org.au/2025/09/18/1...
September 19, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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We’re honoured to have won the Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Environmental Research! Huge thanks to our amazing partners Reef Design Lab, global collaborators, and the many supporters who made this possible. It was incredible to celebrate alongside so many of the nation’s leading scientists!
September 4, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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🏆 Dr Aaron Eger from @unsw.edu.au is awarded the Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science. #EurekaPrizes

Learn more: youtu.be/M06od5P7s1s
September 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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🏆 @livingseawalls.bsky.social is awarded the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Eureka Prize for Environmental Research: youtu.be/l76BDpJ7HU4

#EurekaPrizes @sims-australia.bsky.social @melaniejbishop.bsky.social @cariocamayer.bsky.social @marialvozzo.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Another chapter of my PhD at @unswbees.bsky.social is out!! 🎉 #OpenAccess with
@nathwilliamb.bsky.social & Russell Bonduriansky in Biological Reviews @camphilsoc.bsky.social
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Sexual conflict as a constraint on asexual reproduction: an empirical review
Theory predicts that facultatively asexual animals, which can leverage the advantages of both sexual and asexual reproduction, should outcompete obligately sexual and obligately asexual animals. Yet,....
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September 1, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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We are hosting a Masterclass for our partners and stakeholders from government and industry! Deepening your knowledge and understanding of weather and climate science! 🎓

📌 UNSW Law Theatre, Sydney
⏱️ Tue 2 Sep: 9:30am-5pm
💵 Free to attend
Register here: lnkd.in/gCUMhpuv
Agenda here: lnkd.in/gHdZHMj8
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August 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – with global ramifications theconversation.com/from-sea-ice...
From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them
The vast ice of Antarctica has long seemed impregnable. But sudden changes are arriving – from shrinking sea ice to melting ice sheets and slowing ocean currents.
theconversation.com
August 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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New research suggests dingoes are distinct enough to have their own scientific name. If this is accepted, it will have far-reaching consequences.
Dingoes are not domestic dogs – new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path
theconversation.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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On today - come and see us in Centennial Park to learn more about UNSW Science www.scienceweek.net.au/event/scienc...
Science in the Swamp 2025 - National Science Week
Join us on Sunday 17 August for Science in the Swamp – a FREE family fun day out at Centennial Park! Loch Avenue South will transform into a pop−up village of scientific wonder this National Science W...
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August 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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We are honoured to announce that we are a 2025 #EurekaPrizes finalist for Environmental Research!

@eurekaprizes.bsky.social are Australia's peak scientific awards, recognising the achievements of researchers across all scientific disciplines.

Check it out!

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August 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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This week I joined the wonderful Robyn Williams on the ABC Science Show to discuss our recent North Atlantic Nature paper plus a range of other topics — marine heat waves, polar vortex wobbles, the AMOC, and the deep cost of climate inaction. Part 2 airs next week.  
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Oceans are becoming hotter, long-term trends show - ABC listen
Matthew England is studying global changes in ocean heat and circulation. The AMOC - the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is showing signs of slowing, and as it does, impacts are being felt...
www.abc.net.au
August 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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I had the pleasure of joining @sarahinscience.bsky.social and @instrachan.bsky.social on the Totally Cooked podcast from @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social to talk about hail - how it forms, where it hits, and how climate change might affect it. Listen here: 21centuryweather.org.au/engage/total...
Will hailstorms get worse with climate change?
What causes hailstorms, where they hits hardest, and how climate change affects them. Dr Tim Raupach unpacks the science, risks and modelling on Totally Cooked.
21centuryweather.org.au
July 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Thrilled to see my work featured in @aunz.theconversation.com !!! 🦭🎶

Rockabye baby: the ‘love songs’ of lonely leopard seals resemble human nursery rhymes
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Rockabye baby: the ‘love songs’ of lonely leopard seals resemble human nursery rhymes
Leopard seals in Antarctica live solitary lives. But the simple patterns of their underwater song, akin to nursery rhymes, bring mates from across the seas.
theconversation.com
August 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Outstanding to see three finalists for the 2025 Eureka Prizes from @unswbees.bsky.social - #3 Jodi Rowley who has done so much for conservation and understanding of our threatened frog species
eurekaprizes.bsky.social Australian Museum Eureka Prizes @eurekaprizes.bsky.social · Jul 31
Dr @jodirowley.bsky.social from the @australianmuseum.bsky.social and @unsw.edu.au is a finalist in the Celestino Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Science.

Learn more: youtu.be/89RP2I-HXWs

#EurekaPrizes
July 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Outstanding to see three finalists for the 2025 Eureka Prizes from @unswbees.bsky.social - #2 Aaron Eger, Founder of kelpforest.alliance.com
eurekaprizes.bsky.social Australian Museum Eureka Prizes @eurekaprizes.bsky.social · Jul 31
Dr Aaron Eger from @unsw.edu.au is a finalist in the Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science.

Learn more: youtu.be/M06od5P7s1s

#EurekaPrizes
July 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Outstanding to see three finalists for the 2025 Eureka Prizes from @unswbees.bsky.social - #1 @cariocamayer.bsky.social and team with the fantastic @livingseawalls.bsky.social project
July 31, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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For decades, Australia has relied on data from US satellites, floats and monitoring programs. Planned deep cuts put Australian forecasting at risk.
As US climate data-gathering is gutted, Australian forecasting is now at real risk
theconversation.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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From check-in to baby boom: seahorse 'hotels' boost Sydney’s underwater life
A two-for-one local effort aims to restore endangered native seagrasses to Sydney’s urban waters along with one of their most charismatic inhabitants: the also endangered White’s seahorse.
news.unsw.edu.au
July 30, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Many fish are social, but pesticides are pushing them apart
Pesticides have polluted waterways worldwide. Understanding the subtle effects of these chemicals on fish behaviour can help guide better policy and regulation.
theconversation.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Citizen science behind countless new discoveries
An international team of researchers, including two from UNSW, have quantified the impact community driven nature identification app iNaturalist is having on scientific research.
www.unsw.edu.au
July 30, 2025 at 3:44 AM