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190,000-year-old cave reveals how ancient human species lived and adapted
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Research
Ozone hole brings new threat to Antarctic life
Animals and plants battling increased UV radiation exposure
Most bees don’t die after stinging - and other surprising bee facts
99.96% of bee species do not die after stinging. So why does everyone think they do?
UOW expert commentary (23 April)
UOW academics provide expert commentary, opinion and analysis on a range of ongoing and breaking news stories
Environment and Energy, Science and Technology
Research shows Indigenous cultural burning promotes soil health, ecosystem
New study examined differences between cultural burning and agency-led prescribed burning on NSW South Coast
Cultural burning is better for Australian soils than prescribed burning, or no burning at all
What does fire management do to soils? We compared prescribed burning to cultural burning and looked at how soil properties changed after fire. Cultural burning was better.
Secrets in the canopy: scientists discover 8 striking new bee species in the Pacific
By lifting their gaze to the treetops rather than poking around on the ground, researchers discovered eight new species of masked bees