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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Australian scientists have been getting to know tiny Tassie snails, whose shells measure between 2mm and 5mm, and say that while three different groups of these critters are easily confused... these snails are more diverse than we thought." www.scimex.org/newsfeed/get... 📷 @brunobell.bsky.social
Composite image of six different small snails with brown shells of slightly different colouring, with the thumbnails respectively labelled 'a' through 'f'. Overlaid text reads:  "Australian scientists have been getting to know tiny Tassie snails, whose shells measure between 2mm and 5mm, and say that while three different groups of these critters are easily confused, their analyses suggest the groups are distinct entities, and that these snails are more diverse than we thought." Read more on Scimex, or find this in Invertebrate Systematics. Photos by Bruno Bell.
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Krista West, Ph.D. @rsfirenerd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔥📝 I'm ecstatic to share that the third and final paper from my dissertation was recently published in the International Journal of Wildland Fire (IJWF). A HUGE thank you to my co-authors for helping me reach this milestone. It's open-access, so give it a read! doi.org/10.1071/WF26...
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Association of herbaceous fractional cover and wildfire ignition in Mediterranean-type ecosystems
Using satellite imagery, we found that the largest percentage of wildfire ignitions in Southern California Mediterranean-type chaparral ecosystems increasi
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New #PacificConsBio #EditorsChoice article 🌱 'Potential predation impacts of invasive non-native rodents (black rats) on plant species from a Pacific Island (Lord Howe Island, Australia)' By Tony D. Auld, et al. Published #OpenAccess in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1071/PC26...
The cover of Pacific Conservation Biology over a background image depicting a view of a lush, green island from the ocean. A caption reads "An international journal dedicated to conservation and wildlife management in the Pacific region; connectsci.au/pc".
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Stuart Batten @sbattenresearch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
With the 2026 #NobelPrizes around the corner, a quick plug for an upcoming special issue of @ausjchem.bsky.social for one of last year’s winners, Richard Robson. All submissions welcome; details below. Nominal deadline November 30, 2026. #MOFs #ozchem connectsci.au/ch/pages/cal...
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New research from #WildlifeResearch @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social :
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Pacific Conservation Biology @pacificconsbio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
📢 Call for papers - special collection No rats, no worries — just an island getting its groove back With rodents gone, the Lord Howe Island’s ecosystems are transforming What happens to an island ecosystem when rodents are eradicated? We want to know Details here: connectsci.au/pc/pages/cal...
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Call for papers | Pacific Conservation Biology | ConnectSci
Call for papers | Pacific Conservation Biology | ConnectSci Call for papers Ecosystem-level responses to rodent eradication on the inhabited and biodiverse Lord Howe Island Mat...
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New #RepFertDev #EditorsChoice article 🔬 'Don’t judge a sperm by its cover' By Natalie A. Trigg, et al. Published #OpenAccess in @repfertdev.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1071/RD26...
The cover of Reproduction, Fertility and Development against a background image of a blastocyst, with the caption: "Vertebrate reproduction and developmental biology; connectsci.au/rd".
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Wildlife Research @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Healthy shells need plenty of sun! Researchers comparing wild vs. captive western swamp tortoises found that lower UVB levels in zoo environments directly affect juvenile shell hardness, providing crucial insights for future breeding programs. doi.org/10.1071/WR25...
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"We are unsure about the true threat status of around one in three Australian bird species, including 48 threatened species... highlighting a major challenge for efforts to prioritise bird conservation." Read more: www.scimex.org/newsfeed/we-... @pacificconsbio.bsky.social #PacificConsBio
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We are unsure about how threatened 1 in 3 Aussie bird species actually
We are unsure about how threatened 1 in 3 Aussie bird species actually are We are unsure about the true threat status of around one in three Australian bird species, including 48 threatene
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New #PacificConsBio #EditorsChoice article 🐟 'Expert risk assessment and recovery actions for rare and threatened freshwater fishes in the Wet Tropics of Australia' By Kaitlyn O’Mara, et al. Published #OpenAccess in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1071/PC26...
The cover of Pacific Conservation Biology over a background image depicting a view of a lush, green island from the ocean. A caption reads "An international journal dedicated to conservation and wildlife management in the Pacific region; connectsci.au/pc".
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New #PHRP #EditorsChoice article ⚕️ '‘Join Us’: the vanguard phase of a disease-agnostic Australian research register' By Bruce Neal, et al. Published #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1071/PU25...
The cover of Public Health Research and Practice, the peer-reviewed and open access journal of the Sax Institute; publish.csiro.au/pu.
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"A major sexual health clinic in Melbourne has seen a rise in women testing positive for gonorrhoea over the past decade, according to Australian researchers... gonorrhoea positivity increased from 1.3% in 2015 to 2.3% in 2024." Read more: www.scimex.org/newsfeed/mel... Research in #SexualHealth
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New #BrainImpairment #EditorsChoice article 🧠 'Factors associated with variability in recovery after mild traumatic brain injury among adults referred to outpatient concussion clinics' By Deborah Snell, et al. Published #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1071/IB26...
The cover of Brain Impairment, the peer-reviewed journal of the Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI), along with its URL, connectsci.au/ib, over a blurred photo of two doctors talking to each other.
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Invasive non-native rats on Lord Howe Island were doing widespread damage to native vegetation before their recent eradication, according to Australian researchers, who say their absence should help these plants recover.” www.scimex.org/newsfeed/nat... @pacificconsbio.bsky.social #PacificConsBio
Photo of Lord Howe Island Lagoon, with dense native coastal vegetation in the foreground. Overlaid text reads:  “Invasive non-native rats on Lord Howe Island were doing widespread damage to native vegetation before their recent eradication, according to Australian researchers, who say their absence should help these plants recover.” Read more on Scimex, or find this Open Access research in Pacific Conservation Biology. Photo by Bruce Wilson Photography, Getty Images.
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IETS @iets-org.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🔬 NEW #RESEARCH ALERT: #IETSPapersOfTheMonth 📊 New @repfertdev.bsky.social paper from our CANDES Committee explores SCNT for biodiversity conservation 🗣️💡, co-authored by co-chairs Elena Ruggeri & Andres Gambini & former IETS leadership 👉 doi.org/10.1071/RD26...
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Unlocking the value of cloning for wildlife conservation with research priorities, open collaborations, data/information sharing, and ethics as keys to success

Ruggeri E, Gambini A, Galli C, Mastromonaco G, Comizzoli P. 2026. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 38, RD26167.

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Eucalypt Australia @eucalyptaus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Paddock Trees Under Threat (@csiropublishing.bsky.social)discusses the immense value of #paddocktrees in agricultural landscapes and practical ways to protect them: www.andrewisles.com/details.php?... #ThickTrunkTuesday #OurEucalyptHome #LoveAGum #PaddockTrees
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Diagnosing pregnant women with syphilis faster could help reduce the number of babies born with congenital syphilis - when it passes from mother to baby - in the NT, according to Australian research." Read more: www.scimex.org/newsfeed/how... This research published in #SexualHealth
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How congenital syphilis cases are still slipping through the cracks in
How congenital syphilis cases are still slipping through the cracks in the NT Diagnosing pregnant women with syphilis faster could help reduce the number of babies born with congenital syp
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International Journal of Wildland Fire @ijwildlandfire.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🔥 New in IJWF: Morrison et al. show bushfire evacuation is rarely a simple A-to-B journey. Interviews with 52 residents across three Australian fires reveal stops for children, pets, neighbours, belongings and information, shaped by social connections. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25... #IJWildlandFire
Conceptual model explaining intermediate stop locations for evacuees during three Australian bushfires; the types of stop sites are shown in bold (surrounded by dotted-lined boxes).
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New #RepFertDev #EditorsChoice article 🧪 'The hidden impacts of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on endometrial and pregnancy health' By Stacey J. Savin, et al. Published #OpenAccess in @repfertdev.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1071/RD26...
The cover of Reproduction, Fertility and Development against a background image of a blastocyst, with the caption: "Vertebrate reproduction and developmental biology; connectsci.au/rd".
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"During the 1800s, newspapers raved about the taste of bandicoot meat, often compared to suckling pig, but by the middle of that century, bandicoots were seen as an agricultural pest, with cash offered for bandicoot scalps." www.scimex.org/newsfeed/peo... @pacificconsbio.bsky.social #PacificConsBio
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New #AnimalProdSci #EditorsChoice article 🐂 'Gas flux determination and prediction of methane emissions in yearling steers under grazing conditions' By Juan de J. Vargas, et al. Published #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1071/AN26...
The cover of Animal Production Science against a background photo of cattle drovers on horseback, with the caption: "The production of food, fibre and pharmaceuticals from animals. ConnectSci.au/AN"
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Australian experts [suggest that sperm] can be carrying a molecular cargo of environmental and lifestyle ‘memories’, a quality that is often overlooked when choosing the best sperm during infertility treatment." Read more: www.scimex.org/newsfeed/don... @repfertdev.bsky.social #RepFertDev
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Australian Journal of Chemistry @ausjchem.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Qu et al. review cyclotides, ultrastable plant-derived cyclic peptides with exciting potential in drug design and protein engineering. Discover chemical and enzymatic strategies for building these remarkable peptide scaffolds. #AusJChem @csiropublishing.bsky.social connectsci.au/ch/article/7...
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Synthesis and Protein Engineering Applications of Cyclotides
Cyclotides are a group of cysteine-rich peptides derived from plants. Their exceptional stability based on their head-to-tail cyclized backbone and cystine
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New #SexualHealth #EditorsChoice article 💊 'Antimicrobial prescribing quality for sexually transmitted infections: a scoping review' By Harlan Smith, et al. Published #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1071/SH26...
The cover of the journal Sexual Health, with the caption: "Contributions on sexual health including HIV/AIDS, STIs, issues of sexuality, and reproductive health; connectsci.au/sh".
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Study of Tropical North Queensland freshwater fish has found numerous species were severely at risk of extinction due to multiple threats, including habitat loss, invasive species and warmer waters." Read more: www.scimex.org/newsfeed/war... @pacificconsbio.bsky.social #PacificConsBio
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New #PacificConsBio #EditorsChoice article 🦎 'Conserving Australian lizards and snakes: an update on progress since 2017' By David G. Chapple, et al. Published #OpenAccess in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1071/PC25...
The cover of Pacific Conservation Biology over a background image depicting a view of a lush, green island from the ocean. A caption reads "An international journal dedicated to conservation and wildlife management in the Pacific region; connectsci.au/pc".
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Researchers used DNA sequencing to identify species from cooked ‘shark’ fillets purchased from fish and chip shops in WA... 56% of products were sold under ambiguous labels, while 35% were mislabelled." Read more: www.scimex.org/newsfeed/dna... @marinefreshwater.bsky.social #MarineFreshwaterRes
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marinefreshwater.bsky.social @marinefreshwater.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Could marine heatwaves change the food-safety risks of oysters? New research finds heatwave-exposed Pacific oysters had higher post-harvest Vibrio parahaemolyticus levels, highlighting species-specific risks in warming oceans. doi.org/10.1071/MF25... #MarineFreshwaterRes #marineheatwaves #oysters
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International Journal of Wildland Fire @ijwildlandfire.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🔥 New in IJWF: Van Dusen et al. show fuel treatments can reduce high-severity fire, especially when recent and combining thinning with prescribed fire, while extreme fire spread can overwhelm treatment effects in complex landscapes. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25... #IJWildlandFire
A semi-automated, empirical workflow to evaluate the effects of fuel treatments across biophysical conditions. Our workflow is built with flexibly to support the evaluation of treatment effects across multiple measures effectiveness. In this study, we focus on one response variable: vegetation burn severity (low-moderate vs high severity). The workflow includes three broad phases: Data preparation, Fire-level Matching, Landscape-level Modeling. (1) Geospatial data preparation includes the selection of previous fires and historical treatments, gathering geospatial datasets, selecting a response variable (burn severity) and data extraction, (2) fire-level matching aims to pair treated and untreated points based on fire-specific drivers of the response variable, and (3) landscape-level models use model-based inference to evaluate treatment effectiveness across multiple biophysical conditions.The mean predicted probability of high severity among treatment classes across the Klamath-Trinity Landscape for the east and west random forest classification models. The partial dependence mean probability of high severity for each class was calculated by predicting each treatment class across all other predictors values then taking the mean response. The error bars for each treatment class represents the 95th confidence interval of the mean probability using 1000 bootstrapped datasets to fit our model.Partial dependence plots for treatment age the west (a) and east (b) study area of the Klamath-Trinity Landscape separated by each treatment type. The dashed, navy untreated line represents the mean probability of high severity for untreated points. Importance was determined by permutation variable importance from the landscape random forest classification model. Each solid line displays the mean relationship between each treatment type and environmental variable across all other environmental variable combinations. The shaded region represents the 95th percentile across variables by treatment type through 1000 bootstrapped models.
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Pacific Conservation Biology @pacificconsbio.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A school of experts put in a reel effort to understand the #risks facing #freshwater #fish The findings support evidence-informed decision-making for future recovery planning and #management Read more here doi.org/10.1071/PC26... #PacificConsBio
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Expert risk assessment and recovery actions for rare and threatened freshwater fishes in the Wet Tropics of Australia
This study used existing research and expert knowledge to assess the threats affecting 22 rare or endemic freshwater fish in Australia’s Wet Tropics. Extre
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BioOne @bioone.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Discover top and trending #zoology research from Annals of Carnegie Museum, Australian Journal of Zoology @csiropublishing.bsky.social, and Mammalian Species @mammalogists.bsky.social Free to read through Sept. 30: bio-one.co/4wi19Gb #biology #mammalogy #herpetology #wildlife
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Australian Journal of Chemistry @ausjchem.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Desvals & Hoffmann explore how light-driven reactions of benzene derivatives can rapidly build complex molecular structures, highlighting applications in organic, natural product and biologically relevant molecule synthesis. connectsci.au/ch/article/7... #AusJChem @csiropublishing.bsky.social
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Photocycloadditions of benzene derivatives and their systematic application to organic synthesis
In intramolecular reactions of benzene derivatives with alkenes, meta or [2 + 3] photocycloadditions take place in competition with ortho or [2 + 2] additi
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Australian Journal of Primary Health @ausjph.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
📣 JUST PUBLISHED in #AusJPrimaryHealth Association between experience quality in a short-term, voluntary, rural, funded, immersion placement program on future rural engagement decisions 📝 Brenden James, Robyn Ramsden, Louise Geddes, Sabrina Pit, Yann Guisard 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/PY26...
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Association between experience quality in a short-term, voluntary, rural, funded, immersion placement program on future rural engagement decisions
Rural Australia continues to face medical workforce shortages, making it important to understand how early rural experiences shape future career engagement
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Australian Journal of Primary Health @ausjph.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
📣 JUST PUBLISHED in #AusJPrimaryHealth ‘It’s about demonstrating the impact and effectiveness of the work we do.’ Results of a survey to measure the research capacity of a community-based health and social service 📝 D Mitchell, L Barker, C Radia-George, NK Brusco 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/PY26...
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‘It’s about demonstrating the impact and effectiveness of the work we do.’ Results of a survey to measure the research capacity of a community-based health and social service
Health and social care is increasingly being delivered by community services. Staff engagement with research improves care, but we do not know if staff in
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International Journal of Wildland Fire @ijwildlandfire.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
🔥 New in IJWF: Charles et al. show that satellite-derived fire maps can underestimate fire frequency, particularly in infrequently burnt areas. Integrating public land fire histories and environmental data improved landscape-scale estimates. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25... #IJWildlandFire
Fire frequency from 1987 to 2023 in southeast Queensland, Australia derived from (a) observed satellite and (b) public land fire history data. The observed fire frequencies were compared to predictions from: (c) generalised linear model (GLM), (d) generalised additive model (GAM), (e) down-weighted BRT, (f) unweighted BRT, and (g) Infinitely Weighted Logistic Regression (Infinite BRT). White areas are those mapped as unburnt. The maximum estimated fire frequency varied across model types: (a) satellite data = 29; (b) public data = 12; (c) GLM = 29; (d) GAM = 40; (e) down-weighted BRT = 130; (f) unweighted BRT = 115; (g) Infinite BRT = 9. Fewer than 1% of cells had fire frequencies >30 from 1987 to 2023 for GAM, unweighted BRT and down-weighted BRT. Thus, to aid visualisation, fire frequencies >30 are not shown but can be extracted from the database provided online (Charles and Smith 2026).Comparisons of fire frequency estimates between public land fire history data (‘public’), raw, unmodelled satellite data (‘satellite’) and predictions from a range of model types. The right-hand panel for each model type shows cell counts below 100 to enable comparisons at high fire frequencies (fire frequencies ≥4 had very low cell counts and were difficult to visualise). All fire frequency estimates were compared against the public land fire data as a baseline, with fire frequency at presence points ranging from 0 to a maximum of 16 fires depending on the model. (a) Observed = satellite and public land, (b) generalised linear (GLM), (c) generalised additive (GAM), (d) down-weighted Boosted Regression Tree (BRT), (e) unweighted BRT, and (f) Infinitely Weighted Logistic Regression BRT (Infinite BRT) model predictions.Generalisable workflow for improving fire frequency estimates using predictive modelling: (a) obtain and reformat fire (e.g. public land and satellite, where available) and environmental (e.g. climate, site productivity, terrain) data; (b) calculate fire frequency from fire history data; (c) run models; (d) produce spatial predictions using the modelled relationship between satellite-derived fire frequency, public land fire frequency and environmental co-variates, which can be projected outside the public estate; and (e) evaluate predictions by comparison of spatial predictions and model performance statistics. The workflow could be used with any fire regime parameter of interest, e.g. substituting fire frequency for fire return interval, time since last fire, or fire seasonality. ROC, Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve.
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Australian Journal of Chemistry @ausjchem.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Lokhande et al. show how ruthenium supported on magnesium oxide catalysts can convert biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, a key building block for renewable plastics. connectsci.au/ch/article/7... #AusJChem @csiropublishing.bsky.social
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Ru/MgO-catalysed selective aerobic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid
Biomass offers a sustainable alternative source of carbon to existing fossil resources that underpin the global chemical industry – on which we rely for fu
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Join one of our journal editorial boards! We're seeking #AssociateEditors for several of our journals to help evaluate submissions and manage #PeerReview. We invite you to submit your expression of interest and bring your experience and perspectives to our editorial boards – journals in thread 🧵👇
Overhead shot of people working at a table, laptops out, pens and notes in hand. A caption says: "Join our journal community! We’re seeking Associate Editors to join editorial boards."
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marinefreshwater.bsky.social @marinefreshwater.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🦈 What shark is really on your plate? DNA testing of 167 cooked ‘shark’ products from WA fish & chip shops identified 16 species and found 56% were ambiguously labelled and 35% mislabelled. doi.org/10.1071/MF26... #MarineFreshwaterRes #Seafood #SeafoodLabelling #FoodTraceability
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International Journal of Wildland Fire @ijwildlandfire.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🔥 New in IJWF: Lin et al. show that non-composted mulches spread fire faster and produce greater heat flux than composted products. Full-scale tests also reveal wind-driven spotting and particle-size effects in the WUI. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF26... #IJWildlandFire
Progression and key fire behavior phenomena of tests using fir bark with different particle size distributions.Fire spread rate calculated based on the moving speed of the fire front. Note: the fire spread rate was calculated as the moving speed of the burning region (including the flame front or smoldering front), and the effect of spotting ignition by moving embers was not considered here. Moreover, the fire spread rate of screened compost was not shown, as the fire only burned locally without spreading within the mulch bed. The error bars represent the standard deviations of the repeated tests.Comparison of peak radiation, convection, and total heat fluxes from different mulch products, measured at 1 foot (~30 cm) beyond and ~4.6 inches (11.8 cm) above the bed boundary as part of a sensor package. Note: these should be considered conservative estimates of the true fire exposure potential because the actual fluxes experienced near the mulch surface are expected to be substantially higher. The error bars represent the standard deviations of the repeated tests.
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"Around 127 species, or just over 13 per cent of Australia's terrestrial lizards and snakes, are now likely to be threatened with extinction – almost double previous estimates" Research in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social #PacificConsBio Read more: www.scimex.org/newsfeed/aus...
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Australia's lizards and snakes disappearing faster than previously tho
Australia's lizards and snakes disappearing faster than previously thought Australia's lizards and snakes are facing a far more precarious future than previously understood, with a new rev
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Just published: Paddock Trees Under Threat This concise and practical guide will be invaluable to landholders and everyone interested in the conservation of paddock trees. Ask for Paddock Trees Under Threat at your library or local bookshop, or order online: www.publishing.csiro.au/book/8238
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Pacific Conservation Biology @pacificconsbio.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
What happens when you combine a number of expert #herpetologists in one paper? You get 11 recommendations to improve the #conservation status of #Australian #lizards and #snakes For more information, visit doi.org/10.1071/PC25...
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Conserving Australian lizards and snakes: an update on progress since 2017
This review outlines the progress towards achieving the six key recommendations from The Action Plan for Australian Lizards and Snakes 2017. It highlights
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marinefreshwater.bsky.social @marinefreshwater.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Shape the future of aquatic science! Marine and Freshwater Research is seeking Associate Editors to join its global Editorial Board. Share your expertise and help advance impactful research. Apply: connectsci.au/mf/pages/editor-eoi #MarineScience #FreshwaterResearch #EditorialBoard
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International Journal of Wildland Fire @ijwildlandfire.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🔥 New in IJWF: Prescott et al. develop a Bayesian model for postfire debris-flow probability in California, quantifying uncertainty in rainfall thresholds and showing that local rainfall climatology can substantially alter watershed hazard estimates. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25... #IJWildlandFire
Map of the southern California basins used in this study. Training basin abbreviations given by Staley et al. (2017): Orange and San Diego Counties (OSD); San Gabriel, San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains (SGSBSJ); and Ventura (VEN). Inset at bottom shows the location of the study area within the United States. Basemaps sourced from ESRI (2026a, 2026b).Time series of observed fifteen-minute rainfall intensity, I15 (black vertical lines), and occurrences of debris flows (black stars) at the (a) Las Lomas and (b) Bond 408 basin outlets compared with predictions of fifteen-minute rainfall intensity thresholds, I15T, computed using the SCMbayes posterior at pc = 0.30 (red histogram and shaded Kernel Density Estimate, KDE) and its Maximum Likelihood Estimate (MLE) at pc = 0.5 (black dashed line). Statistics under each subplot’s label give the mean plus or minus one standard deviation of the SCMbayes ensemble I15T predictions. Dates are formatted in (a) as YYYY-MM; (b) as YYYY-MM-DD.First postfire year total probability analysis for the (a,c,e) Buckweed 813 and (b,d,f) Station 17816 basins. (a and b) SCMbayes ensemble predictions of the probability that a postfire debris flow (PFDF) occurs conditioned on the annual peak 15 min rainfall intensity, P(y = 1|I15). (c and d) Probability density functions, G, of the calibrated marginal distributions in Fig. 5. (e and f) the cumulative sum of the product between the PFDF probability conditional distribution, the I15 marginal distribution, and the I15 grid spacing (1 mm h−1). The total probability corresponds to the maximum value of one curve at the far right of (e and f). ‘cpi’ stands for the central prediction interval of the respective model ensembles.
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
New #PacificConsBio #EditorsChoice article 🧪 'A mouse’s tale: lessons learned from recovery efforts for the threatened Shark Bay mouse (Pseudomys gouldii)' By Saul Cowen, et al. Published #OpenAccess in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1071/PC25...
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
New #MarineFreshwaterRes #EditorsChoice article 🧪 'Evidence charts the future of freshwater biodiversity conservation' By Philip J. Boon, et al. Published #OpenAccess in @marinefreshwater.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1071/MF26...
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Australian Journal of Chemistry @ausjchem.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
(1/2) Colette A. Geier et al. developed a safe, low-cost antioxidant assay technique which uses readily available materials. The method is based on the blue colouration of a starch-Betadine (a povidone–iodine complex) solution and demonstrates quantitative agreement with conventional assay methods.
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Blue Betadine assay: a safe, low-cost test for antioxidant activity
Antioxidants, such as those in customarily used plants, are vital to health and nutrition, but testing them often requires expensive or hazardous chemicals
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
New #RepFertDev #EditorsChoice article 🧪 'A comparative study of sperm motility kinematics in six fish species of the subfamily Leuciscinae (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes)' By Katarzyna Dziewulska & Jan Bocianowski. Published in @repfertdev.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1071/RD26...
The cover of Reproduction, Fertility and Development against a background image of a blastocyst, with the caption: "Vertebrate reproduction and developmental biology; connectsci.au/rd".
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
New #PacificConsBio #EditorsChoice article 📢 'Observation of lunge-feeding by pygmy blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) in the Wetar Strait of Timor-Leste' By Ben D’Antonio, et al. Published #OpenAccess in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1071/PC26...
The cover of Pacific Conservation Biology over a background image depicting a view of a lush, green island from the ocean. A caption reads "An international journal dedicated to conservation and wildlife management in the Pacific region; connectsci.au/pc".
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
New #RepFertDev #EditorsChoice article 🧪 'Unlocking the value of cloning for wildlife conservation with research priorities, open collaborations, data/information sharing, and ethics as keys to success' By Elena Ruggeri, et al. Published in @repfertdev.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1071/RD26...
The cover of Reproduction, Fertility and Development against a background image of a blastocyst, with the caption: "Vertebrate reproduction and developmental biology; connectsci.au/rd".
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