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Pat Hannah
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Science Communication - Journal Manager (CSIRO Publishing) - PhD in Plant Biochemsitry (University of Melbourne) - Sport (AFL, Cricket, Rugby, Football)
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New work published in @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social shares accounts by Martu Elders that reveal the previously undocumented spread and decline of the endangered northern quoll (wiminyji, in Martu language).

www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...

#WildlifeResearch #EndangeredSpecies
Cultural knowledge reveals hidden decline of iconic northern quoll
Cultural knowledge shared by Martu people from WA’s Western Desert region has revealed the previously hidden decline of the iconic northern quoll.
www.uwa.edu.au
February 18, 2026 at 5:18 AM
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We're having a great time at #AMOS2026 in Hobart!

Drop by the CSIRO Publishing stand to chat to Journal Manager @pattedplants.bsky.social about #JSHESS, the #OpenAccess journal of Bureau of Meteorology and @amosupdates.bsky.social

Learn more about this #DiamondOpenAccess journal: connectsci.au/es
Journal Manager Pat Hannah smiles at the camera. He is seated at the CSIRO Publishing stand, which has a blue tablecloth with the business logo, information flyers and giveaways.
February 18, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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Researchers looked into the social lives of 68 people diagnosed with a neurological condition - such as stroke, MS, and Parkinson's - and say having a bigger social network was linked to decreased levels of neuroticism & loneliness.

doi.org/10.1071/IB24...

#BrainImpairment #BrainInjury #OpenAccess
An over the shoulder view of two people holding coffee cups during a social catch-up. A caption invites us to read the open access article 'The relationships between social network size, loneliness and personality in individuals living with a neurological condition: an exploratory study' in Brain Impairment. The photo is credited as being by SDI Productions, Getty Images Signature.
February 18, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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Researchers have used animal-borne video and movement data to better understand how young #AustralianSeaLions learn to forage.

They published their findings in a new #OpenAccess article in Australian Journal of Zoology:

doi.org/10.1071/ZO25...

#AusJZoology #AnimalBehaviour
A sea lion gives us side eye as it glides underwater over a sandy surface. The photo is credited as being by RugliG, Getty Images. A caption invites us to read an open access article in Australian Journal of Zoology titled 'Evidence for social transmission of foraging behaviour in the Australian sea lion'.
February 18, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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Congratulations to Lydia Gilbert, winner of the inaugural Australian Freshwater Science Society – Marine & Freshwater Research Conference Award 🎉

Lydia’s research asks an important question: why do only some river #restoration projects successfully improve #biodiversity?
February 17, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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What shaped #PlantScience in 2024–2025?

A new #FunctionalPlantBio collection gathers the most influential papers from the past 2 years, spotlighting breakthroughs in #PlantStressBiology, #EnvironmentalAdaptation & emerging #biotechnologies.

Free to read to 1 July 🌱

connectsci.au/collection/5...
A close up of leaves illuminated by the sun at golden hour. The photo is credited as being by TrueCreatives and a caption invites us to read a new collection titled 'Best of Functional Plant Biology', which is free to read until July 2026.
February 17, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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ausjchem.bsky.social
Poulsen et al report native mass spectrometry (nMS) as a powerful platform for electrophilic covalent fragment screening. A robust, target-agnostic approach advancing covalent probe discovery and drug development.

From Prof David Craik's tribute collections.

connectsci.au/ch/article/7...
Electrophilic fragment screening using native mass spectrometry to identify covalent probes for surface cysteines
Native mass spectrometry (nMS) was applied to screen an electrophilic covalent fragment library to identify ligands for the surface exposed cysteine residu
connectsci.au
February 16, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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Curator Marine Invertebrate Zoology position advertised at the WA Museum, Perth. 🪸🪼🫙🔬
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WA Government Jobs | Curator Marine Invertebrate Zoology
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February 16, 2026 at 6:05 AM
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Ready to connect science with the world? Your next chapter starts here!

Expressions of interest are now open for associate editors for #PacificConsBio

If you think this is you, click connectsci.au/pc/pages/edi...
February 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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natplants.nature.com
New Article: "A feedback regulatory loop by MAPK–CCA1 engages auxin signalling to stimulate root foraging for nitrate" rdcu.be/e39v1

Nitrate sensing by NLP7 engages a MEKK–MAPK cascade to phosphorylate the circadian clock protein CCA1, establishing a + feedback loop...
February 16, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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The Wildlife Research Student Prize for Best Paper is now open for eligible submissions. If you're a student lead author publishing in Wildlife Research, you could be eligible to win!

connectsci.au/wr/pages/awa...

#WildlifeResearch #BlueskyScience #ECRChat #PhDLife #ResearchCommunity
February 15, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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ijwildlandfire.bsky.social
🔥New in IJWF:

Chen et al. use CSIRO Pyrotron wind-tunnel burns in eucalypt litter to model fine woody debris consumption (6–50 mm). A two-step ML pipeline predicts full vs partial burnout (74% accuracy) and estimates combustion factor.

🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25255
#IJWildlandFire
Fig. 1. (a) Diagram of the dimensions and division of the fuel bed; (b) picture of the fuel bed before fire (under a FWD load of 1.2 kg m−2); and schematic of (c) heading, and (d) backing fire spread modes, where the black rectangles indicate the area of the fuel bed. Fig. 4. Box plot with overlaid data distribution of the fire behaviour variables and FWD combustion factor in the dataset: (a) ignition delay and residence time, (b) duration of flaming and smouldering combustion, (c) interval and cumulative flame rate of spread, (d) interval and cumulative fireline intensity, (e) charring intensity, and (f) FWD combustion factor. In panels, the number next to the hollow square in the box plot represents the mean and the other quantity presented is the median.
February 15, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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Making waves in freshwater science 🌊

Congratulations to Lydia Gilbert, winner of the inaugural Australian Freshwater Sciences Society– @marinefreshwater.bsky.social Conference Award! 🎉

#MarineFreshwaterRes
Lydia Gilbert grins happily at the camera. She has long brown hair and is standing in lush tropical bushland wearing a striped t-shirt.
February 11, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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new out in Nature www.nature.com/articles/s41...
SLAMF6 as a drug-targetable suppressor of T cell immunity against cancer - Nature
SLAMF6 functions exclusively as a T cell inhibitory receptor, which is triggered by cis homotypic interactions.
www.nature.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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ausjchem.bsky.social
(1/5) NMR spectroscopy for mixture analysis – both a blessing and a curse: dissecting cell growth media as an example
NMR spectroscopy for mixture analysis – both a blessing and a curse: dissecting cell growth media as an example
NMR spectroscopy helps analyse complex mixtures like cell culture media, revealing both expected and hidden components. It uncovered ethanol contamination,
doi.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:49 AM
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natplants.nature.com
Our editors write:

- Dormancy release: A florigen prepares for spring rdcu.be/e3ytg

- Sustainable forest management: Decentralized forestry governance exacerbates rural inequalities rdcu.be/e3ytm
February 11, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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ausjbotany.bsky.social
You can find out more about Aaron and his work over on Research Gate www.researchgate.net/profile/Aaro... 🧵
Aaron BRACE | Research Scientist - Ecosystem Genomics | Doctor of Philosophy | Research profile
Aaron BRACE, Research Scientist - Ecosystem Genomics | Cited by 76 | | Read 8 publications | Contact Aaron BRACE
www.researchgate.net
February 11, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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An enormous congratulations to Dr Aaron Brace, winner of our 2025 Best Student Paper Award! Available here ➡️ doi.org/10.1071/BT24... 🧵
February 11, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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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...
The cover of Historical Records of Australian Science against a background photo of the Shine Dome in Canberra, with the caption: "The history of science, pure and applied, in Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific. ConnectSci.au/HR"
February 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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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
Three grey-headed flying foxes hang upside down in a tree, while a fourth flies overhead, its black leathery wings gleaming in the sunshine. A caption invites us to read an open access article in Pacific Conservation Biology titled 'Untangling wildlife entanglements: patterns represented in rescue data from New South Wales, Australia'. The photo is credited as being by Mark Thomas, Pexels.
February 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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marinefreshwater.bsky.social
What does ageing tell us about smooth-hound #sharks’ resilience? New age and growth estimates help answer that 🦈

By analysing vertebral bands and growth models, Briones-Mendoza et al. provided the first reliable growth parameters for two smooth-hound species in the eastern #Pacific.
February 9, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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pacificconsbio.bsky.social
Caught up in our mess!

Timmiss et al. analysed NSW #wildlife #rescue data (2011–12 to 2020–21) and found #entanglements are rising. The grey-headed #FlyingFox, #SquirrelGlider and #GreenTurtle were the top #threatened species affected.

Read the article here doi.org/10.1071/PC25...
February 9, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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Extraordinary photo captures first appearance of Siberian peregrine falcon in Australia's arid center
An ecologist has captured a photo of a peregrine falcon subspecies in an unprecedented location.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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Dingoes were almost non-existent for over 50 years in the Murchison re
Dingoes were almost non-existent for over 50 years in the Murchison region of WA but now they've bounced back Sightings of dingoes and livestock impacts from dingo attacks were rare or non
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February 9, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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🔥New in IJWF:

Finney et al. show wind-driven flame spread along single horizontal fuel particles follows an elliptical relationship with orientation—supporting why wildfire perimeters often approximate ellipses, even at particle scale.

🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25135
#IJWildlandFire
Experimental results from quadruple 3.175 mm fuel samples showing: (a) flame spread data and polar ellipse model ( Eqn 2, Table 3) for each windspeed and wind direction (α); and (b) data and elliptical shapes of fires from the fitted model in Cartesian coordinates. Note that data are displayed offset from actual α to distinguish different wind speeds. Composite of photographs showing flame angle from vertical as a function of wind speeds for: (a) single 3.175 mm cardboard fuel samples, and (b) quadruple 3.175 mm cardboard fuel samples, and examples of parallelogram analysis used for determining flame angle from vertical for different wind speeds (c) 0.23 ms−1, (d) 0.36 ms−1, and (e) 0.62 m s−1 (aligned with spread direction).
February 5, 2026 at 11:15 AM