RIEL News

How does a modern scientist measure the exact size of a tree?

Have you ever stood at the base of a tree and marveled at how big it is? What if you were tasked with establishing just that; calculating exactly how big a tree is from base to tree-top, branch to branch, each and every leaf.

Research finds ways to improve magpie goose management on NT mango farms

Research from Charles Darwin University (CDU) has identified ways to improve management of magpie geese to better assist mango growers as the Northern Territory goes into mango season.

Tags to track and preserve Mary River turtles

Researchers from Charles Darwin University (CDU) are trying to find a solution to help recover the Mary River turtle population by tracking their movements with an acoustic device.

Eating and talking fish in Timor-Leste

In Timor-Leste – a small country located 600 km to the northeast of Darwin – fish and other aquatic foods are fundamental to the livelihoods of many families.

DCBR and RIEL featured on Channel 10

Darwin Centre for Bushfire Research (DCBR) and Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods (RIEL) fire research will be featured on Advancing Australia, Channel 10, Saturday 5 June at 6 pm.

New research explains why barramundi switch sex

New research from a Charles Darwin University PhD candidate has found the timing of the sex-switching in barramundi is more related to size than age.

A farewell to migrating shorebirds and their champion

It’s the time of year when thousands of migratory shorebirds take off from Top End coasts and fly north – some as far as the Arctic Circle.

They will return around October, but one of their strongest advocates, Dr Amanda Lilleyman, is also leaving Darwin.

Data shows Darwin a tropical paradise for snakes

Data analysed by a Charles Darwin University researcher has confirmed Darwin is a tropical paradise for snakes, harbouring more different species than any other capital city in the country. 

Scientists’ outback fishing trip discovers exotic catch

Research scientists from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO and Charles Darwin University used fishing rods and handlines to plumb the depths of underground aquifers in the Northern Territory revealing a diverse variety of tiny aquatic animals known as stygofauna, mostly between 0.3 and 10 millimetres in length.