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Dasyuridae @dasyuridae.bsky.social · 1d

theconversation.com/whiskers-for... #WombatWednesday #wombat #wildlife #mammal #conservation #australia #burrow #warren #whisker #anatomy #behaviour @ecolsocaus.bsky.social @ausmammals.bsky.social @westernsydneyu.bsky.social

Whiskers for warrens: why wombats have such whiskery snouts

Wombats’ whiskery noses help them snuffle for food, navigate burrows and sense friend or foe.

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Pat Hannah @pattedplants.bsky.social · 24m

Whiskers for warrens: why wombats have such whiskery snouts
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Whiskers for warrens: why wombats have such whiskery snouts

Wombats’ whiskery noses help them snuffle for food, navigate burrows and sense friend or foe.

theconversation.com

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International Journal of Wildland Fire @ijwildlandfire.bsky.social · 1d

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Epstein & Seielstad analyse WFDSS text from 6,630 large US wildfires (2011–2023). Barriers appear in 75%—mainly roads, burn scars and fuel variation. Prior fires more often stopped spread than treatments.

🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25051
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The most common barrier identified in each dispatch zone (top); and the most common barrier
constructed through human landscape modification (bottom).

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Pacific Conservation Biology @pacificconsbio.bsky.social · 1d

These lizard traps rock!

This #OpenAccess publication by Suzie Cramp et al. in #PacificConsBio highlights the #Cultural & #Ecological importance of #granite #lizard traps in Western Australia’s south coast

www.publish.csiro.au/pc/Fulltext/...

Photo: A karda (goanna, Varanus rosenbergi) next to a lizard trap in Cape Arid National Park. Suzie Cramp, University of Western Australia.

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · 3d

A new survey of flora in the Yazd-Kerman Endemism Hotspot has revealed more than 300 species - and more than 60 threatened species - call the Lalehzar and Hezar Mountains of Iran home

Evaluation of biodiversity and conservation status of endemic and rare plant species of an endemism hotspot in Iran

Context This study focuses on the Lalehzar and Hezar Mountains within the Yazd-Kerman Endemism Hotspot in Iran, part of the Irano-Turanian region, which includes five of the world’s 34 endemism…

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Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS) @asps-oz.bsky.social · 8d

Want to meet this awesome group of plant scientists?

Join us at ASPS 2025 in Adelaide, 24-27 November!

(Photo from ASPS 2023 conference in Hobart)

Register: bit.ly/4p25OJ0

#ASPS2025 #PlantScience #Adelaide

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 3d

📣 Opportunity for early career researchers from developing countries who work on climate change. IPCC is calling for chapter scientists for assessment round 7. Successful applicants will receive a stipend for 48 months. 🧪🌎
www.ictp.it/opportunity/...

IPCC AR7 Chapter Scientists | ICTP

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is in the process of preparing its Seventh Assessment report (AR7). The IPCC Working Groups are seeking highly motivated early-career researchers f...

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Australian Journal of Chemistry @ausjchem.bsky.social · 4d

A recent review by Li et al. on cobalt oxide (Co₃O₄)-based catalysts as cost-effective alternatives for the oxygen evolution reaction in acidic media, vital for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis and green hydrogen production. #AusJChem #openaccess

www.publish.csiro.au/ch/pdf/CH25104

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marinefreshwater.bsky.social @marinefreshwater.bsky.social · 5d

Calling all marine & freshwater sciences students 📣

@marinefreshwater.bsky.social has a new #StudentPrize!

The first winner will be announced in 2027 to allow time for submissions and nominations.

More details:
www.publish.csiro.au/mf/forauthor...

#MarineFreshwaterRes

CSIRO PUBLISHING

Awards and Prizes

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · 6d

#openaccess New #LiDAR methods are revealing the influence of land use change and climate change on forest height, as Patrick Norman and colleagues write

Landscape-wide modelling of canopy tree crowns and heights using LiDAR: a case study in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, Australia

Context Understanding the extant structure of forests reveals important insights into their ecological condition, age, biodiversity and related ecosystem services. Advances in LiDAR and computational…

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Meghan Azad, PhD @meghanazad.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 New #THRiVElab paper!🚨

(Just in time for #NationalBreastfeedingWeek 🍁🤱🏽 )

Led by PhD student Sarah Turner, we explored how human milk fatty acids & oligosaccharides relate to infant neurodevelopment in the @childcohortstudy.bsky.social.

🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/nut...

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Australian Journal of Chemistry @ausjchem.bsky.social · 8d

☕ Happy International Coffee Day! ☕
Cosy up with your morning brew and check out this paper by Patti and colleagues reporting the lipid, caffeine, and polyphenol content of waste coffee husks and spent coffee grounds (SCGs) from Australian commercial outlets.
#AusJChem
More: doi.org/10.1071/CH20189

Chemical Nature of Spent Coffee Grounds and Husks

Waste coffee husks and spent coffee grounds (SCGs) are produced in large qualities worldwide. Characterisation of these waste streams from Australian commercial outlets in terms of lipid, caffeine, an...

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marinefreshwater.bsky.social @marinefreshwater.bsky.social · 10d

Congrats to @caseylbowden.bsky.social winner of the #AMSA2025 MFR Best Student Presentation Award, sponsored by #MarineFreshwaterRes!
Casey's research focuses on how fishes may be influenced by water flow across small reef areas.
We're excited to see where she goes next!
@amsaconf.bsky.social

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Dr Vincent Raoult @sawsharkman.bsky.social · 13d

Worried about shark bite? We can now produce scientifically tested shark proof wetsuits that reduce the likelihood of traumatic injuries

www.publish.csiro.au/WR/WR25019?f...

Effectiveness of bite-resistant materials to reduce injuries from white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) and tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) bites

Context Shark bites on humans are rare but can have substantial consequences for local coastal communities and businesses, often prompting pressure to implement effective mitigation measures. Wetsuits...

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International Journal of Wildland Fire @ijwildlandfire.bsky.social · 10d

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Fallon et al. present a novel methodology to assess fuel treatment effectiveness in California forests. Using FTEM and FACTS data, they show 61% of treatments modified fire behavior, with fire or removal-based treatments most effective.

🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF24220
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Fuel treatment sequence and categorization. In a two-stem process, large number of specific treatments were categorized and
combined based on their sequence, and then further combined based on the dominant characteristic of the modification of fuels.

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Australian Journal of Chemistry @ausjchem.bsky.social · 11d

Hot off the press!
Hill et al. show that cis-amide conformations, not N-methylation alone, drive metabolic instability in cyclic hexapeptides.
Balance conformation and stability needed when optimising scaffolds for drug development.
#AusJChem #openaccess

www.publish.csiro.au/CH/CH25080

Liver microsome stability of N-methylated cyclic hexapeptides is decreased by the presence of cis-amide bonds

N-methylation of cyclic peptides is a widely used strategy to enhance membrane permeability; however, it can also influence metabolic stability. In celebration of Professor David Craik’s scientific ac...

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Guy Jackson @guyjackson.bsky.social · 22d

Happy to share a recently published paper I played a small role in writing. Led by wonderful First Nation scholars across Australia, this paper shows the difficult but not impossible ways to build relationships between First Nations and Western scientists for climate action.

doi.org/10.1071/es24...

Building relationships between First Nations Peoples and Western scientists to increase capacity to understand, respond and adapt to climate change

Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this paper contains name(s) of deceased person(s). First Nations and their People have stressed to Western scientists that Co...

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Pep Canadell @pepcanadell.bsky.social · Sep 8

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I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to make a small contribution to this paper, just published.

"Building relationships between First Nations Peoples and Western scientists to increase capacity to understand, respond and adapt to climate change"

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IETS @iets-org.bsky.social · 16d

🔬 NEW #RESEARCH ALERT: #IETSPapersOfTheMonth 📊

Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, PAS researchers characterized carp seminal plasma proteome, classified proteins by cellular location, & explored functions 🐟. Read more ➡️ doi.org/10.1071/RD25...

#IETSPapersOfTheMonth

Comprehensive proteomic characterization and functional annotation of common carp seminal plasma

Majewska A, Kodzik N, Dietrich M, Ciereszko A. 2025. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 37, RD25034.

August 2025

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Paula Rodríguez Flores @paularodflo.bsky.social · 16d

Our last paper recently published in Invertebrate systemaics is out!

Miocene diversification of the genus Pisidia on the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Read the full article here:

www.publish.csiro.au/IS/IS24100

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International Journal of Wildland Fire @ijwildlandfire.bsky.social · 17d

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Wagner et al. highlight elevated PTSD, depression, anxiety, and sleep problems in wildland firefighters, but baseline risks unclear. They urge clearer separation of general vs fire-specific stress, focus on everyday exposures, long-term impacts.

🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF24159
#IJWildlandFire

Wildfire risk assessment in Sichuan Province, China: hazard modeling approach considering different combinations of classification criteria and connection values of factor attributes

Background Current wildfire risk research has primarily focused on hazard assessment, lacking a comprehensive framework that integrates vulnerability and adaptive capacity. Moreover, the influence of ...

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Australian Journal of Chemistry @ausjchem.bsky.social · 20d

Liu and coworkers report the synthesis of a dibenzimidazolium salt based on binaphthol, which demonstrates a strong binding affinity for Al3+. The compound proved useful as as a fluorescence probe that effectively distinguishes Al3+ from other cations. #AusJChem
More: www.publish.csiro.au/CH/CH25034

Preparation of dibenzimidazolium fluorescence probe based on binaphthol and the detection of Al3+

A dibenzimidazolium salt based on binaphthol, 2,2′-bis[2′-(1-ethylbenzimidazole)ethoxy]-1,1′-binaphthol hexafluorophosphate (1) was synthesised. The recognition of compound (1) for Al3+ was studied by...

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marinefreshwater.bsky.social @marinefreshwater.bsky.social · Aug 28

Marine & Freshwater Research is officially on bluesky! We’ll share peer-reviewed articles about ecology and management of aquatic environments, marine and freshwater.
Make sure to follow to stay up to date with latest articles!
#MarineFreshwaterRes
www.publish.csiro.au/mf

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Australian Journal of Chemistry @ausjchem.bsky.social · 26d

Kelso et al. studied Aussie e-cigarettes using GC–MS and found unlabelled nicotine and banned toxins like cinnamaldehyde. Most were mislabelled, revealing major gaps in vaping regulation despite new reforms. #AusJChem #openaccess
@csiropublishing.bsky.social

www.publish.csiro.au/ch/pdf/CH25027

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International Journal of Wildland Fire @ijwildlandfire.bsky.social · 24d

🔥 New in IJWF:

Yue et al. present a comprehensive wildfire risk framework for Sichuan, China, integrating hazard and vulnerability. Using six statistical connection methods with logistic regression, they identify the Point-IV-LR model as most effective.

🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25089
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Wildfire hazard maps generated using different connection methods coupled with the logistic regression (LR) algorithm.
Subfigures (a–f) are based on wildfire samples as classification criteria of factor attributes, and subfigures (g–l) are based on the
whole area (PS: probability statistics; FR: frequncy ratio; IV: information value; CF: certainty factor; WOE: weights of evidence; EBF:
evidential belief function).

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