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Australia’s Environment Report 2025
Australia’s environment had an above-average year in 2025, with good rainfall across much of the country, improving soils and vegetation, and progress in environmental management. ...
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Leadership in the field
TERN was delighted to welcome its newly appointed Advisory Board Chair, Dr Les Trudzick, to the Cumberland Plain Woodland SuperSite on 3 March, marking his ...
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Australia’s place in a global ecological conversation
What is ILTER and why does it matter? Somewhere in Patagonia, a researcher measures how a forest responds to decades of shifting rainfall. In Tasmania, ...
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The Once and Future Springs: exploring the vital importance of groundwater in the world’s drylands
The artesian springs and oases of the world’s drylands are remarkable lifelines, with critical ecological and cultural significance. These natural discharge points of aquifers create ...
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Bat Signals: why TERN’s EcoAcoustics database is a game-changer for microbat research
Since its launch in 2022, TERN’s EcoAcoustics database has become the world’s largest centralised library of bat calls. We speak to ecologist Simon Robson to ...
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eDNA: how advances in DNA detection and sequencing are helping ecologists
eDNA is becoming increasingly useful in biodiversity research and conservation. But what is eDNA, exactly? All living things have DNA and regularly shed that DNA via ...
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A Legacy of Water Wisdom: Wayne Meyer’s Journey from Irrigation to Arid Lands
Wayne Meyer has always been interested in water: how it moves through natural and agricultural systems, and by what happens to landscapes when there isn’t enough to go around. He ...
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Snorkelling with science: a personal journey through mangrove biodiversity
Celebrating a mentor’s groundbreaking Nature review while rediscovering the magic of a familiar field site, this time from beneath the surface. By Madeline Goddard ...
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Why ecosystem research infrastructure matters for Australia
TERN’s research infrastructure underpins some of Australia’s most important environmental initiatives. By fostering innovation and delivering objective, long-term environmental data, TERN supports science, policy, and industry, ...
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Forest Art Intelligence: a unique synthesis of experimental art, ecological science, and environmental education
The Forest Art Intelligence project is a unique art-science initiative conceived by experimental artist Keith Armstrong. In collaboration with a team of scientists and science ...
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