concepts… Human impact, extinctions, and the biodiversity crisis 22 Aug 2024 Human overpopulation is often depicted in the media in one of two ways: as either a catastrophic disaster or an overly-exaggerated concern. Yet the data understood by scientists and researchers…
concepts… New ecosystems, unprecedented climates: more Australian species than ever are struggling to survive 21 Feb 2024 Australia is home to about one in 12 of the world’s species of animals, birds, plants and insects – between 600,000 and 700,000 species. More than 80% of Australian plants and…
opinion… Plan B: COVID-19 challenges for field-based PhD students 8 Dec 20208 Dec 2020 Blistering heat, pouring rain, finding volunteers, submitting field-trip forms, forgetting equipment, data sheets blowing away in the wind — a field-based research project is hard at the best of times.…
diversity… Queer science 18 Jun 202018 Jun 2020 Happy Pride Month to the beautiful Queers of the scientific community, and beyond! I decided to write this post to help non-queer scientists interact respectfully with their queer colleagues. When…