With all of the bad stuff in the world currently, including in science, it was great to chat to @virginiagewin.bsky.social for @nature.com about a good day in science. For me, it's burning a new species on our plant BBQ. Even better when it is done with school kids! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Best. Day. Ever. What does a good day in science look like?

Struggling to remember why you picked a career in science? Here are some heart-warming tales to jog your memory.

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One of my favourites, Pimelea linifolia from the lower Blue Mountains (NSW Australia)

PhD opportunity: Maximising the resilience of grasslands in an age of rapid environmental change Brief Project Summary: This project aims to address the significant knowledge gap of how species composition may change due to extreme rainfall events (droughts and flooding rainfall), grazing and…

Wildfire research focuses on beech forests Here's what PhD student Georgia Stevenson has been up to... @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social www.bioeconomyscience.co.nz/news-and-eve...

Wildfire research focuses on beech forests | Bioeconomy Science Institute

New wildfire research is putting the litter bed flammability of New Zealand’s beech forests under the microscope.

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New #FireEcology article 🚨 "Moisture content ranges in live Eucalyptus leaves vary among species and strongly affect ignitability" by William McNeice, Anne Griebel, Daniel W. Krix, Brad R. Murray, Matthias M. Boer, Brendan Choat, and Rachael H. Nolan #SNFECO 🔥Read it here: https://ow.ly/e5CB50YbQBM

My article for the 2025 AWS Wildlife Ecology Research Scholarship is now available to read in the summer ‘26 magazine! I’m extremely grateful for the support the Australia Wildlife Society has provided for my project. Grab a copy here: www.aws.org.au/magazine/

Are green firebreaks a useful fire management tool under climate change in southeastern Australia? TLDR: yes, in many scenarios, especially when used in conjunction with other fire mitigation measures by @ericamarshall.bsky.social @trentpenman.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Are green firebreaks a useful fire management tool under climate change in southeastern Australia?

Fire management under changing climatic conditions presents several challenges, including the need to manage fire regimes for multiple objectives, suc…

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More than 100,000 reads so far. Thank you everyone for engaging with our article and this vitally important conservation issue.

Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS@euanritchie.bsky.social · 7mo ago

"Some have argued the impact of introduced species has been overstated, and that introduced species should be seen as a legitimate part of Australia’s ecosystems. Scientific evidence and conservation outcomes do not support this." theconversation.com/yes-feral-ca... - @aunz.theconversation.com

An excellent and thorough rebuttal of the extremely flawed paper by Wallach & Lundgren (2025). 🧪🌏

Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS@euanritchie.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Using multiple lines of evidence, we show that feral cats and red foxes are strongly implicated in most Australian mammal extinctions and in the ongoing imperilment of numerous extant species. academic.oup.com/bioscience/a... A large collaborative effort to rebut Wallach and Lundgren (2025).

Cats and foxes did it. Leading Scientists refute "Invasive Species Denialism", reaffirming introduced predators as a major cause of mammal extinctions. biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/leading...

Cats and foxes did it. Leading Scientists refute “Invasive Species Denialism,” reaffirming introduced predators as a major cause of mammal extinctions | Biodiversity Council Australia

25 leading conservation scientists, ecologists, and mammal experts refute the controversial claim that there is "little evidence" that introduced cats and foxes have caused extinctions in Australia.

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Thrilled to see our latest research featured in @theguardian.com @australianmuseum.bsky.social @ecologybrad.bsky.social @kjpeters.bsky.social @coorongdan.bsky.social @fredsaltre.bsky.social

Corey Bradshaw@conservbytes.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Australia’s #koala paradox: why is the beloved marsupial endangered in parts but overabundant in others? www.theguardian.com/environment/... @theguardian.com

This week I had my first opportunity to present my research at the Ecological Society of Australia’s conference poster session! A great opportunity and already looking forward to next year. #esa2025 @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

Thrilled for my colleague Dr Jen Matthews who has been awarded the 2025 NSW Premier’s Prize for Science & Engineering – Early Career Researcher (Biological Sciences) of the Year for her work on corals. Hear from Jen at this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Si... #NSWPremiersPrizes #CoralReefs 🧪

Category 5: Dr Jennifer Matthews

YouTube video by NSW Premier's Department

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'Forever chemicals’ contaminate more dolphins and whales than we thought – new research theconversation.com/forever-chem... @australianmuseum.bsky.social @kjpeters.bsky.social @fredsaltre.bsky.social @ecologybrad.bsky.social

‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate more dolphins and whales than we thought – new research

The sex and age of an animal turn out to be stronger predictors than habitat for higher PFAS levels, suggesting they accumulate over a lifetime.

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Urban biodiversity: Adult butcherbird feeding young in a street tree nest

So excited to hear that Olivia De La Mare, an MSc student in my research group, has won the 2026 Bundanon Ecological Researcher in Residence award. Science meets art, well done Liv! www.bundanon.com.au

Bundanon - An art museum embedded in the landscape

Bundanon is a place for research, creativity and connection to living cultures.

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Check out the work by my colleague Prof Shauna Murray on the ongoing algal blooms and ecological crisis in South Australia

ABC News Bot (unofficial)@abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 9mo ago

New research awaiting peer review has provided a few revelations about the make-up of South Australia's algal bloom, with a new predominant species — Karenia cristata — identified by scientists. Here's what we know so far.

The final version is now available #AmJBot bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Toward a macroevolutionary understanding of live‐leaf flammability in plant species of fire‐prone forests

Premise The flammability of live leaves in canopies varies considerably among plant species. Identifying macroevolutionary processes that shape variation in leaf flammability contributes to an under.....

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🔥🌱 The new #AJB Special Issue, “Understanding novel #fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches," is now online! 🌱🔥 This issue features studies from evolutionary, ecological, organismal, physiological, fire management & conservation perspectives. bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15372197...

Nice to see this research about naturalised and invasive plants in aquatic habitats published, I'm one of the many co-authors who contributed neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1511...

A global synthesis of naturalised and invasive plants in aquatic habitats

Global databases have contributed to our understanding of alien, naturalised and invasive plant species distributions. Still, the role of species invasions in habitats, specifically in aquatic habitat...

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It was such an honour to present my research at UTS! Thank you to @zoexiro.bsky.social and @ecologybrad.bsky.social for the invitation and to everyone who came to listen to my talk 🌿

Yvonne Davila@ydavila.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🐝🌸 With climate change, many organisms are shifting their ranges, but some are shifting in the opposite direction to what we expect. Insightful and entertaining seminar by Inna Osmolovsky @innaosmol.bsky.social on "Climate Change and Shifting Interactions: Where Do Species Go from Here?"

🐝🌸 With climate change, many organisms are shifting their ranges, but some are shifting in the opposite direction to what we expect. Insightful and entertaining seminar by Inna Osmolovsky @innaosmol.bsky.social on "Climate Change and Shifting Interactions: Where Do Species Go from Here?"

Bearded dragon spotted during field teaching. Wonderful camo!

Spent the past month in Greece 🇬🇷 on holiday and visiting family. But surprised to see so many reminders of Aus (Eucalypts) planted on so many islands! (could they be contributing to the wildfires Greece is being ravaged by? So many questions!)

I'm still buzzing after an amazing day at the Sydney Science Trail, Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan! #NationalScienceWeek I had a great time talking to the community about how pollination ecologists study and conserve plants and their pollinators 🌸🐝🌼🪰🪻🦋 #STEMEducation #Pollination

Backyard biodiversity, a stunning crimson rosella having a munch

🔥🌱 From the #AJB Special Issue: “Understanding novel #fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches" 🌱🔥 Fight fire with food #forests: Assessing flammability of tropical crop plant species to design fire-smart #agroforestry systems By Ashley Pacheco, Hannah Goodman et al. doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...

Great fun working with Lyndle Hardstaff, Megan Murray, and @zoexiro.bsky.social on our latest flammability project Toward a macroevolutionary understanding of live-leaf flammability in plant species of fire-prone forests @botsocamerica.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...

🔥🌱 From the #AJB Special Issue: “Understanding novel #fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches" 🌱🔥 Toward a macroevolutionary understanding of live-leaf flammability in plant species of fire-prone #forests By @ecologybrad.bsky.social, @zoexiro.bsky.social, et al. doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...

🚀 We’re live! The Biogeography, Ecology & Modelling Lab @UTS finally has a website! 🎉 🌐 Check it out: www.biogeographyuts.org #Ecology #Biogeography #ClimateChange #Conservation #ScienceWithImpact #Science @ecologybrad.bsky.social @ciehf.bsky.social