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New roadkill reporter app released

5 April 2023

Roadkill has wide-ranging consequences, not just for threatened species conservation and animal welfare, but also for road user safety and insurance, and amenity and tourism experience. However, without data it is difficult to understand how…

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Tasmanian tiger may have survived into the 2000s, new analysis suggests

3 April 2023

The date 7 September 1936 is widely regarded as the day when the world’s last remaining Tasmanian tiger – also known as the thylacine – took its final breath in a zoo in Hobart. But…

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Most shallow-water reef species declined over past 10 years, Australia-wide study finds

26 March 2023

The majority of shallow-water reef species living around Australia’s coastlines have declined in number over the last 10 years, and scientists predict extinctions will follow. In what appears to be a clear signature of climate change, population declines are…

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Penguin population under siege finds allies in people of Tasmania’s Low Head

26 March 2023

After years of dog attacks, the little penguin colony at Low Head on Tasmania’s northern coast is rebuilding — and it is in part thanks to a community nest box building project. Local community groups and school…

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No more coddling for Codling Moth: sterile insect trial underway in Tasmania

22 March 2023

For the first time in Australia, a form of fertility control is being trialled to manage a major pest to the apple industry, codling moth. Researchers at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) are partnering…

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STEM Together Future Shapers 

22 March 2023

CSIRO’s STEM Together Future Shapers is a recognition program for Year 5 to 10 students and their supporters. ‘Future Shapers’ get to design their own prize or experience to take their interest in real-world STEM…

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2023 School Grants open now!

21 March 2023

The Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA), with funding assistance from the Australian Government, provides grants for school-initiated National Science Week activities. These grants are available to ALL Australian schools (preschools to senior secondary) who complete…

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Tasmania a vital location in ‘rewilding’ efforts to rebuild native animal populations

13 March 2023

You may have heard that Australia has one of the worst records for animal extinctions in the world. The most recent State of the Environment report (2021) points out that we have lost more mammal species than any…

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International Science School 2023 – Applications open!

9 March 2023

The fully residential International Science School returns to the University of Sydney, July 2023. Join top science students from across Australia and around the world for two weeks of inspiring talks by world-renowned scientists, amazing…

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2023 Tasmanian National Science Week Engagement Grants now open!

5 March 2023

Grants for STEM engagement during National Science Week 2023 in Tasmania are now open! This August, showcase your organisation, your science, your ideas to everyone with the help of our engagement grants!

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The Al Wordeb Endeavor Scholarship Challenge

27 February 2023

Are you a future space leader? Applications are now open to join Mission Crew #10 – TEAM AUSTRALIA at the astronaut training Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama.   The Astronaut Al Worden Endeavour Scholarship, Kallman Worldwide and AmCham Australia are…

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Ernie the Maria Island eagle

23 February 2023

As other eagles his age were flying thousands of kilometres around Tasmania, Ernie has been reluctant to leave Maria Island. Ernie is part of a long term study at UTAS radio tracking young wedge-tailed eagles…

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