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Media Release: Trapdoor spiders disappearing from Australian landscape

“We have good historical records of trapdoor spiders going back 60 years which showed population numbers were reasonably good, but recent surveys of the same areas show numbers are extremely low, and in some cases spiders are completely absent,” says project leader , from the University of ˲Ʊ’s

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Professor Bob Hill calls for focus on ailing planet to reduce future illness

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Media Release: Platypus venom could hold key to diabetes treatment

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Behind the Artist: Andy McIntyre on 'Traceable'

"It was a direct visual reference to the DNA identification process and also enabled me to perfectly highlight the timbers point of infiltration in the supply chain and it’s traceability, which was the key message. It is also an image structure we all recognise."

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A new hope for pangolins?

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Cetacean spotting in Timor-Leste

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New paper points to future plant adaptation mechanism

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In the field with Dr John Tibby

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Professor Meyer finalist for SA Climate Award

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Media release: Snake black market poses risk to humans and wildlife

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