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Not-for-profit, editorially independent and proudly part of the research community.

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Care for future scientists runs through all of @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social's work.

As author of the picture books The Voyage of Whale and Calf & Oceans at Night, she knows that wonder begins early & encouragement can shape a lifetime.

Learn more about her books: www.publishing.csiro.au/book/8029
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
The full transcript of @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social's address is published in #AusZoologist, the journal of @rzsnsw.bsky.social: connectsci.au/az/article/4...

We hope it inspires curiosity, confidence, and possibility; especially for the young researchers still finding their way.
Opinion Piece: Australia's Scientific Future: Built on Education, Connection, and Investment
Vanessa Pirotta, Opinion Piece: Australia's Scientific Future: Built on Education, Connection, and Investment, Australian Zoologist, Volume 44, Issue 4, 1
connectsci.au
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
… Science looks different to us all. It is about merging new ideas with different people's skill sets. There will be highs and lows, but keep going because when you look back, you will realise you have done so much."
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
"If I could travel back to tell a young Vanessa something it would be: be patient and trust in your journey. Your path will be like no other and every experience will help build the scientist you become, one with many transferable skills...
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Thinking back to the little girl she was, watching Ranger Stacy on 'Totally Wild' and dreaming of becoming a dolphin trainer, @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social – now a wildlife scientist and author – offered this reflection:
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Today, on International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re sharing one scientist’s message to her younger self.

@drvanessapirotta.bsky.social delivered an address at National Press Club last year on Australia’s scientific future, speaking to the importance of nurturing the next generation.
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
You occupy our every thought, libraries.

With #LibraryLoversDay this Sat 14 Feb, we're reaffirming our romance with libraries, which provide access to information & entertainment, often with free services & events.

Show your library some love this weekend!
#WeLoveLibraries #BookLoversForBridgerton
February 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
A new #OpenAccess article in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social quantifies the impact of entanglement on wildlife in terms of entanglement materials and impacts on particular species, especially species that are threatened with extinction.

connectsci.au/pc/article/3...

#PacificConsBio
February 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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Pesticides are getting more harmful, threatening global biodiversity goals
A study using a new analytic method suggests trends in worldwide pesticide toxicity fall far short of global goals, requiring immediate and coordinated action across countries.
connectsci.au/news/news-pa...
Pesticides are getting more harmful, threatening global biodiversity goals
A study using a new analytic method suggests trends in worldwide pesticide toxicity fall far short of global goals, requiring immediate and coordinated action across countries. National representative...
connectsci.au
February 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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Trophic ecology and stable isotope niche space of tunas, billfishes, and sharks in New Zealand waters connectsci.au/mf/article/d...
Trophic ecology and stable isotope niche space of tunas, billfishes, and sharks in New Zealand waters
Context. Highly migratory species (HMS), such as tunas, billfishes and sharks are a major component of the top predator guild in oceanic ecosystems, but th
connectsci.au
February 7, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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Utilisation of the Gulf of Mexico by western North Atlantic white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) as an overwintering area connectsci.au/wr/article/d...
Utilisation of the Gulf of Mexico by western North Atlantic white sharks (<italic>Carcharodon carcharias</italic>) as an overwintering area
<b>Context</b> The white shark (<italic> Carcharodon carcharias </italic>) is a large, highly migratory, apex predator typically fo
connectsci.au
February 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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Ptilotus senarius hadn’t been seen since the 1960s. People thought it was extinct — until nature-enthusiast and horticulturist Aaron Bean came across it and shared an observation to iNaturalist. There, community members helped confirm what once seemed impossible: this species had survived.
February 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
New #EditorChoice article 📢

'Scientific attaché in Moscow. The 1944 appointment of Professor Eric Ashby to the Australian Legation in Soviet Russia' by James Cotton.

Published #FreeToRead in #HistoricalRecordsAS: doi.org/10.1071/HR25...
February 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
A happy day for herpetology and Harold Heatwole! 🦎

Harold was pleased to received his author copy of Biology of Skinks of the Genus Lampropholis, co-authored with Shelley Burgin.

Newly released in January, ask for it at your library or order online: www.publishing.csiro.au/book/8194
February 8, 2026 at 10:35 PM
A horticulturalist putting bands on birds in a remote part of QLD saw an interesting plant.

He uploaded photos to a #CitizenScience app, where a Queensland Herbarium botanist saw them and recognised a plant thought to be extinct:

connectsci.au/news/news-pa...

@ausjbotany.bsky.social #AusJBotany
Citizen scientist re-discovers Australian plant thought extinct for nearly 60 years
A plant which was last collected 58 years ago has been rediscovered thanks to photographs presented on the citizen science platform iNaturalist. Ptilotus senarius is a small shrub found in the north of Australian state Queensland. The species was only named in 2014 after analysis of herbarium specimens from 1925...
connectsci.au
February 6, 2026 at 3:29 AM
New #EditorChoice article 📢

'Fragmentary evidence: a review of the landscape-scale ecology of the extinct south-eastern pig-footed bandicoot (Chaeropus ecaudatus ecaudatus)' by Peter Menkhorst.

Published #OpenAccess in #ProceedingsRSV: doi.org/10.1071/RS25...
February 5, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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E is for Echidna — studying the short-beaked #echidna population is challenging because of their secretive behavior. A paper in Australian Journal of Zoology @csiropublishing.bsky.social used tracking data to understand population dynamics: bio-one.co/4ag2SD9

#BioOneCompleteAtoZ #Zoology #scisky
February 5, 2026 at 9:11 PM
New Editor's Choice article 📢

'Jurisdictional movement among people with hepatitis B and C in Australia: implications for national data' by Jennifer H. MacLachlan, et al.

Published #OpenAccess in #PHRP, the journal of @saxinstitute.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1071/PU25...
February 5, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Bird fossils in Naracoorte Caves, South Australia, are helping scientists trace how Australia's climate, habitats and ecology have shifted over tens of thousands of years.

Read more: connectsci.au/news/news-pa...

For more science stories like this, head to ConnectSci News and keep exploring.
February 4, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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Wiminyji in the Western Desert: Martu knowledge reveals historical declines of northern quolls in arid Australia

by Muuki Taylor @harryymoore.bsky.social @judydunlop.bsky.social et al.

connectsci.au/wr/article/5...
Wiminyji in the Western Desert: Martu knowledge reveals historical declines of northern quolls in arid Australia
This study documents Martu Traditional Owners’ knowledge of the northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) or wiminyji, in the Western Desert of Western Australi
connectsci.au
February 3, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Redescription of the type material of Clavularia de Blainville, 1830 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) w/ descript. of new taxa + family

Stefano Borghi, Catherine McFadden, Tom Bridge, Andrew Baird, Merrick Ekins, Michela Mitchell, James Reimer & Peter Cowman

doi.org/10.1071/IS25...

#InvertebrateSys
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February 3, 2026 at 2:57 AM
“We found that species we thought were widespread are actually quite unique,” said @jcuofficial.bsky.social's Stefano Borghi.

"With the description of new species, a new genus, and a new family, we now realize how much diversity we’ve been overlooking."

#InvertebrateSys

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February 3, 2026 at 2:57 AM
This research has led to a major rethink of #CoralClassification across the Indo-Pacific.

The team also identified a new genus and species from Japan (Bairdium iriomotejimaensis), as well as an entirely new coral family (Hicksoniidae).

More:
www.scimex.org/newsfeed/his...

#CoralResearch
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February 3, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Combining ancient DNA with the study of 19th century specimens, researchers finally resolved the identity of the Clavularia genus, a group of #SoftCorals, which had been misclassified for nearly 2 centuries.

Published in Invertebrate Systematics:

connectsci.au/is/article/4...

#InvertebrateSys
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February 3, 2026 at 2:57 AM
If you enjoyed these samples of work from @marinefreshwater.bsky.social, consider signing up to the journals email alert to get the latest content sent straight to your inbox: connectsci.au/my-account/a...

Find out more about the journal on our website: connectsci.au/mf

#MarineFreshwaterRes

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February 2, 2026 at 4:50 AM