Issue 259
![Lateral view of ten preserved oriole specimens showing colour variation from olive through yellow to brown.](https://i0.wp.com/ecos.csiro.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Figure2b.jpg?resize=385%2C256&ssl=1)
The flight of the aberrant oriole
The swampy savanna of New Guinea’s Trans-Fly is a frontier for evolutionary biologists studying the blurry lines between species.
![A black turtle on sand](https://i0.wp.com/ecos.csiro.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0561.jpg?resize=385%2C256&ssl=1)
Saving baby turtles one nest at a time
We're working with Indigenous rangers in Cape York to give baby turtles the best chance of making it from nest to ocean.
![Antarctica's Totten Glacier](https://i0.wp.com/ecos.csiro.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_2543_Totten_Glacier_by_Esmee_van_Wijk.jpg?resize=385%2C256&ssl=1)
IPCC flags risks and response options for polar and ocean environments in latest report
A new report into polar regions, mountains, oceans and coasts shows the impacts of climate change on these sensitive areas are worse than previously thought, with implications for Australia.
![Burnt pencil pine and alpine flora, Mackenzie fire, Tasmania.](https://i0.wp.com/ecos.csiro.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Wikimedia-commons-tasmanian-bushfires.jpg?resize=385%2C256&ssl=1)
When disasters collide: helping Australia adapt to new risks under climate change
A collision of severe weather events can destroy lives and infrastructure, destabilising economies and ecosystems. In a rapidly warming world the frequency and magnitude of these compound events will only increase, according to the latest report from the IPCC.
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Weeding out a killer pesticide
A new study in the journal Clinical Toxicology examines how effective enzymes can be for treating organo phosphate poisoning in humans.