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Future bushfires will be worse: we need to adapt now

The Christmas Day fires that struck the Victorian town of Wye River are an example of how to get emergency responses right.

Capture and captivation: Australia’s moths and butterflies

Moths and butterflies have enchanted naturalists for centuries. Beloved among insects, the Lepidoptera - as they are known in scientific circles - have been collected, curated and classified in their millions.

It’s official: our honey bees are some of the healthiest in the world

According to a new CSIRO survey, Australia can now proudly call itself home to one of the healthiest populations of European honey bees in the world.

A fine balance: saving Australia’s unique wildlife in a contested land

The Brigalow Belt in Queensland is a national hotspot for wildlife, including many species found nowhere else in the world. It is also one of the most transformed and contested areas in Australia. New research looks at the best way to conserve these species, attempting to balance competing uses of the region.

Finding win-wins: carbon offset schemes and Indigenous co-benefits

With careful and thoughtful engagement, carbon offset schemes can be designed to ensure they deliver both carbon mitigation benefits and associated benefits for Indigenous peoples.

Bushfire in Australia: understanding ‘hell on Earth’

A bushfire is one of the most terrifying natural phenomena that anyone is likely to experience in Australia. To be caught in a bushfire is to witness a true hell on earth — conditions hot enough to melt metal, heat fluxes that literally vaporise vegetation, and smoke plumes so dense they turn day into night.

Fire danger: topography, weather and fuel

The ‘fire behaviour triangle’ – topography, weather and fuel – represents the three key factors that influence how a bushfire behaves. Weaken any one of these and a bushfire becomes more manageable.

Bushfire resilience: preparing yourself and your property

Building bushfire resilience to preserve life and property requires consideration of buildings, individuals, communities and the environment.

Next gen sequencing means a brighter future for yellowfin tuna

New molecular techniques have shown that the population dynamics of yellowfin tuna in the Pacific Ocean are not as we thought. Further application of these techniques may herald a more scientific approach to management of ocean fisheries, and help curb illegal fishing.