2020
Articles
17 January 2020
Bushfires left millions of animals dead. We should use them, not bury them.
Carcasses can play a positive role as landscapes recover from bushfires, providing rich nutrients for other native animal, microbial and plant species.
15 January 2020
Davy Jones' locker opened: how metals stay on top of the seafloor
Understanding how deep-ocean metals remain uncovered on the open sea floor could help geoscientists provide advice to the mining industry.
14 January 2020
University launches crowdfunding campaign for bushfire-affected animals
The University of Sydney is asking the public to support our emergency veterinary assistance for animals affected by the bushfires.
14 January 2020
Preparing for the hydrogen economy
University of Sydney materials engineers have found evidence of how hydrogen causes embrittlement of steels.
08 January 2020
Australia can expect far more fire catastrophes
Professor Dale Dominey-Howes says a proper disaster plan is worth the money. The scale of the current fire crisis is like nothing before, and our national response must be like nothing that has come before.
08 January 2020
More than one billion animals killed in Australian bushfires
Professor Chris Dickman has revised his estimate of the number of animals killed in bushfires in NSW to more than 800 million animals, with a national impact of more than one billion animals.
03 January 2020
A statement about the 480 million animals killed in NSW bushfires since September
Professor Chris Dickman estimates that 480 million animals have been affected since bushfires in NSW started in September 2019. This statement explains how that figure was calculated.