Threatened shark species ‘out of sight out of mind’: first complete national assessment of Australia’s sharks and rays
The first complete assessment of extinction risk for all Australian sharks, rays and ghost sharks reveals Australia is home to more than a quarter of shark species on the planet, but 12 per cent of those are at risk of extinction.
ARC fellowship a new milestone for CDU’s research portfolio
Charles Darwin University (CDU) researcher Dr Clément Duvert recently became the first Northern Territory recipient of the Australian Research Council (ARC)’s Discovery Early Career Researcher Award fellowship.
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.