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27/08/2026

what if our universe is just one of many?

26/08/2026

TIL starting a fire on the ISS is frowned upon (even if it would look pretty cool)

A turtle hatchling’s fate hinges on where its mother lays her eggs. Too close and the waves might wash them all away. To...
26/08/2026

A turtle hatchling’s fate hinges on where its mother lays her eggs. Too close and the waves might wash them all away. Too far and the longer journey to the water will put her babies at risk.

More and more, conservationists are moving turtle nests threatened by storms or other climate-driven events, a tool that will likely become more important as conditions get more extreme. UNSW researchers have shown turtle nests relocated for conservation purposes produce slower, smaller hatchlings. The study highlights the importance of understanding the different factors that determine hatchling success as conservationists become more reliant on nest relocation.

Read more 🔗 https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2026/08/what-happens-when-we-move-turtle-nests-into-the-shade?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

That's it for National Science Week 2026! Thanks to everyone who took part and helped us celebrate science.National Scie...
25/08/2026

That's it for National Science Week 2026! Thanks to everyone who took part and helped us celebrate science.

National Science Week will be back next year, but there'll be plenty of UNSW Science events to keep you interested and curious until then.

Watch this space!

What do protecting threatened wildlife and ultrasonic signals have in common? 🤔 That's exactly what our team of Taronga ...
21/08/2026

What do protecting threatened wildlife and ultrasonic signals have in common? 🤔

That's exactly what our team of Taronga and UNSW scientists are exploring!

New research funded by the Australia and Pacific Science Foundation found that ultrasonic signals deterred dingoes from specific sites. This has lead the team to consider and to test whether these signals might be used to protect nests of threatened species, without removing dingoes from the wider landscape.

As Australia's apex terrestrial predator, dingoes play critical roles in keeping ecosystems healthy, including suppressing invasive predators like cats and foxes. By allowing dingoes to be dingoes while also managing risk to threatened species, ultrasonic deterrents may just represent a rare win-win for conservation!

This research project is a perfect example of this year's National Science Week theme, Seeds of Science, and shows promise for a future where conservation doesn't have to choose between protecting threatened wildlife and maintaining the ecological role of native predators 🐕🌱💚

Find out more info about the study at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/taronga-conservation-society-australia_forthewild-scienceweek-seedso…



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That's a wrap on this year's Science in the Swamp! Yesterday we joined Greater Sydney Parklands at Centennial Park to c...
17/08/2026

That's a wrap on this year's Science in the Swamp!

Yesterday we joined Greater Sydney Parklands at Centennial Park to celebrate the start of this year's National Science Week.

Thousands of visitors investigated animal skulls like forensic scientists, experimented with slime, discovered materials with “superpowers”, tested whether they could trust their own brains and explored the strange physics of magnetic levitation.

Thanks to everyone who came along and made the day so much fun!

Missed it? We'll be back at Science in the Scrub in Western Sydney this weekend!

https://www.events.unsw.edu.au/event/unsw-x-national-science-week-2026

14/08/2026

your sign to take GEOS2821 (this counts as studying btw)

New research highlights just how interconnected our planet’s climate really is. In a new UNSW study published in Climate...
12/08/2026

New research highlights just how interconnected our planet’s climate really is.

In a new UNSW study published in Climate of the Past, scientists looked at climate data from an ice age nearly 50,000 years ago and found that despite the ice never reaching Australia, its effects were felt here.

These ice sheets have long been known to transform the climate of the Northern Hemisphere, Europe and the North Atlantic, but researchers are discovering their influence extended much further.

Himadri Saini and Laurie Menviel write that this reordering of the global climate strengthened Australia’s summer monsoon, increasing summer rainfall across much of the continent.

The researchers say it’s a reminder of how connected the global climate system is – and that understanding Australia’s past and future climate requires looking far beyond our shores.

Read more on the UNSW Newsroom: https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2026/08/giant-ice-mountains-other-side-of-earth-once-dictated-australias-climate

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