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Monash University scientists have developed a global framework to tackle a major blind spot in biodiversity conservation: Insects underpin ecosystems and food production but remain largely invisible ...

Insects quietly hold much of the natural world together, yet conservation efforts are overlooking the tropical regions where more than 80 percent of insect species live. Monash University researchers ...

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The ocean's health is critical to the survival of every person on the planet, but as scientists struggle to better understand the sea and save it, many from less developed areas are excluded from the ...

Marine litter research in the Caribbean’s Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is imperative for protecting local communities and ecosystems from the effects of plastic pollution. Work to resolve the ...

It's 9:32 and for this week's activity on the signs of it. Kids can learn about the skill of observation. First warning meteorologist Alex Lacey is showing us all how to make homemade parachutes.