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TERN Science Symposium 2025 Keynote Speaker, Prof Emily Nicholson

Director’s Update, September 2025

With the keynote address provided by Professor Emily Nicholson from University of Melbourne, TERN’s Biennial Science Symposium showcased over 2 days just how much TERN ...
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A Century of Watching the Bush Come Back: separating the effects of grazing from climate variability through long-term monitoring

In the harsh, sun-baked country 400 kilometres north-east of Adelaide, something remarkable has been quietly unfolding for nearly a century. Behind a simple fence on ...
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The Blue Mountains Hub for Ecology and Conservation

Realtime sensor networks for measurement of plant performance Background The Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area constitutes one of largest tracts of protected bushland in ...
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15 years of data

TERN’s data innovation for a new era

TERN ushers in a new era of ecosystem data discovery and access
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Partnering with Indigenous land managers to monitor critical indicators of environmental change in coastal wetlands

TERN staff travelled to coastal wetland sites in north Queensland this year to reconnect with local partners, collect data, and plan new collaborations with Indigenous ...
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Earthwatch and TERN forge landmark partnership to strengthen Australia’s environmental monitoring

TERN has formalised a strategic collaboration with the environmental research charity Earthwatch Australia to drive innovative approaches to environmental monitoring, citizen science, and ecosystem stewardship. ...
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Cosmic Rays

How exploding stars help measure soil moisture across Australia

“It is amazing to think that a star that exploded millions of years ago and millions of km away is telling us about soil moisture ...
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Director’s Update – December 2024

Welcome to our Summer 2024 newsletter! Highlights from TERN 2024 include release of a pilot Threatened Frog Index; unravelling groundwater dependent ecosystems; and working with Indigenous Rangers ...
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TERN Landscapes – 2024 highlights

Imagine a world where we can predict soil moisture levels with cosmic rays, map out our landscape in stunning detail, and even monitor soil carbon ...
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Indigenous Environmental Histories and Futures – new centre launched

Partnering with the new Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Environmental Histories and Futures is an opportunity for TERN to demonstrate the values on which it ...
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