UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences

New paper in @Nature led by @PatriceEcoEvo! We demonstrated global vulnerability of amphibians to warming, threatening 10% of >5,000 species examined. How did we do it? | nature.com/articles/s4158… | See thread🧵

#WaterSafety | We are working with @unswbees on a tool that can accurately predict when bluebottles will arrive on which beaches. Find out more: news.unsw.edu.au/en/escaping-th…

🏆 We are proud to announce that CCRC students Jon Page and @JiachenLuMet have been awarded the UNSW Dean's Awards for Outstanding PhD Theses 2024! 🌟 Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition of your exceptional research. 👏👏 #PhDThesis #AcademicExcellence @unswbees

New paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoi… We compiled master plant species lists for 2 of the 5 oldest national parks: Royal (Australia) and Yosemite (USA) by combining herbarium vouchers + @inaturalist records + official expert park lists, extensively manually curating all records.

My recent article in @QRevBiol on how AI might influence human evolution is intended as a conversation starter. But it runs >16k words. Before you make that commitment, see this quick intro at @ConversationEDU. Then stay for the paper. theconversation.com/smaller-brains…

New climate challenges require a new approach. Join us this Monday for a free online event that will highlight how better coordination of Earth system science is key to addressing Australia’s environmental and economic challenges. We’ll explore a new Decadal Plan’s 14 recommendations, beginning with the urgent establishment of an Australian Institute for Earth System Science. 📆 Monday, 25 November 2024 ⏰ 12pm – 12:45 pm AEDT 📍 Online (Zoom webinar) 💲 Free 🔗 Register: science.org.au/news-and-event…

@ccrc_unsw @AntarcticSciAus @UNSWScience @unswbees theconversation.com/meltwater-from…

Article: Fresh meltwater entering the Labrador and Irminger Seas has resulted in a slowing of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation since the 1950s @ccrc_unsw @AntarcticSciAus @UNSWScience @unswbees nature.com/articles/s4156…

Here’s to our first annual workshop as an official @arc_gov_au Centre of Excellence. We said a heartfelt thanks to our inspirational friends at @ClimateExtremes for their hard work over the last seven years. Now we’re ready for more exciting research challenges ahead!

2/2 The report, launched at the #COP16 Convention on Biological Diversity, is a world-first assessment of global kelp forests, which are found across a third of the world’s coastlines, and the findings highlight the need to accelerate kelp conservation. unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/…

We are looking for a postdoc to join the team @unswbees @ccrc_unsw Applications close on 26 November 2024. See details at external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/5285…

@LivingSeawalls is proud to be part of the Cockatoo Island revival @SIMS_Australia @mqnatsci @unswbees

Paper alert: This new study co-authored by Laurie Menviel, a collaboration between the Université de Grenoble (France), UNSW, and the University of Bern has shed light on rapid variations in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) ++ nature.com/articles/s4156… @UNSWScience @unswbees

New research often revises species taxonomies. Without a clear crosswalk, old datasets & studies can be challenging to amalgamate. #R package APCalign helps solve this, aligning names to #AustralianPlantCensus. Elizabeth Wenk & colleagues @UNSW @unswbees doi.org/10.1071/BT24014

Sea turtle hatchlings ‘swim’ through sand to emerge from buried nests: ow.ly/t2TX50TB4lO #ProcB #OpenAccess @unswbees

1/2 Scientists from @unswbees, used a small device, known as an accelerometer, to uncover novel findings into the behaviours of green turtle hatchlings as they emerge from their nests: unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/…

The Climate of the Future: Can we handle the heat? Hear from experts @StevenSherwood4 , @sarahinscience , @ollie_jay13 , and @jemcheng . Join us for a seminar on 9 October, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm AEDT. events.humanitix.com/the-climate-of…

Congrats to @KatrinJM for securing Minderoo Foundation project on humid heat waves. Collaborating with @DrLouiseSlater, @ClimateNerilie, and experts like @sarahinscience,Sanaa Hobeichi, @NeginNazarian, and @YumingGuo007, they’ll build a global early warning system using AI/ML.