Red herrings

Partially protected marine areas create confusion and don’t meet their broad conservation objectives, UNSW researchers have found.

The climate change threat to tropical plants

Tropical plants closer to the equator are most at risk from climate change because it is expected to become too hot for many species to germinate in the next 50 years, UNSW researchers have found.

Accounting for the human factor in water management

The often-overlooked “human factor” in water management rules can have serious consequences for water supply for both irrigated agriculture and the environment, according to new UNSW Sydney research.

Just the facts, Ma’am

Fake news has proliferated around COVID-19, so how can scientists cut through the misinformation about the pandemic to inform the public of the facts?

Going green beats the blues

A group of UNSW cross-discipline experts discuss the benefits of plants, gardening and green spaces during COVID-19.

More science highlights from 2019

This year’s most popular science stories took readers from melting Antarctic ice sounding the alarm on microbes and climate change, to a pest-proof fence to protect native wildlife in far western NSW, and early signs of life in ancient rocks in the Pilbara, WA.