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This is o-fish-ally the coolest thing you will see today. 🐟 A team of researchers, led by Australian Museum, have discovered a highly detailed, 15-million-year-old fossil of freshwater fish, Ferruaspis brocksi. Now, thanks to its high level of preservation, we know: 🎨 Its true colours (literally—pigment cells are still visible) 🍽️ Its last meal (phantom midges, yum?) 🚗 A mussel hitched a ride on its skin The fossil was discovered at Central West NSW's McGraths Flat fossil site. What’s more, its evolution hasn’t changed much—this fish lived just like its modern relatives. Full story here: https://lnkd.in/gcaQC4BJ 📸 | Artist's impression by Alex Boersma.

A safe space for science. ⭐ Suzy Jackson has done a lot of cool things. She's shot lasers at satellites, helped to build radio telescopes and maintained Deep Space Tracking antennas across Australia. Now working as Site Leader at New Norcia ground station, Suzy helps look after the European Space Agency's 35 metre antenna, tracking a huge array of spacecraft in deep space. But one of her coolest workplace experiences has been being accepted for who she is. Meet Suzy: https://lnkd.in/gaxRDJsh #TransgenderDayOfVisibility

Alt. Leather has sustainable fashion in the bag! ✨ Melbourne-based start-up, Alt.Leather, transforms agricultural waste and natural fibres into a luxurious, bio-based material that looks and feels just like traditional leather—without the environmental footprint. It boasts being: ✅ Durable ✅ Animal-free ✅ Containing zero plastics Through our Kick-Start program, they accessed specialised equipment to test and refine their production processes. 🌏 And through our India Australia RISE Accelerator, they scaled up, testing their materials on an industrial scale in their mission to take their eco-friendly alternative global. #ZeroWasteDay #BeatWastePollution Find out more: https://lnkd.in/g_Z-m9WT

Sixty years of exploring the Solar System and beyond. 🌌 Nestled in the hills behind Canberra lies NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC). Since 1965 it's been helping provide continuous communication with spacecraft as they explore the Universe. From relaying messages during the Apollo Moon landings to receiving signals from spacecraft now travelling through interstellar space, CDSCC has played a crucial role in tracking, communicating, and collecting data from some of the most momentous missions in space history. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gFm5BJye

Feeling stuck? Science has your back! 🔬💡 Solving the greatest challenges doesn’t always come easy – it’s about thinking smarter. Even in the face of the most difficult problem, you can unlock new solutions. So, if your brain is buffering, try this: 🚶 Step away – change your environment, take a walk. 🔄 Reframe – flip the problem, start at the end. 🧸 ️Talk it out – explain it to someone or something (yes, even to a stuffed toy). Creativity isn’t magic – it’s science!

Explore your opportunities for sea time aboard RV Investigator! 🚢 The 2025 Primary Application Call is now open. Excitingly, Geoscience Australia is a new Stream 1 Priority Area partner and invites researchers to work with them to deliver research of national benefit. This is your chance to partner with Geoscience Australia in an application for fully funded sea time in 2027-28. Join our upcoming webinar to learn how you can align your research with their priorities and strengthen your application: 📅 Date: Wednesday, 9 April 2025 ⏰ Time: 2:00 pm (AEST) 📍 Where: Microsoft Teams 📩 Register now: Email mnf@csiro.au to book your spot! Don’t miss the boat—applications for sea time close on 20 May 2025 at 11:59 pm (AEST). Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gNN8PN-f

80,000 reasons to marvel at nature’s tiny wonders. 🦋 Dr Richard Glatz has spent decades collecting over 80,000 insect specimens from Kangaroo Island, including rare finds like the Enigma Moth and the Kangaroo Island Assassin Spider. Thanks to the Australian Biodiversity Data Mobilisation Program, this collection is now digitally secured, with over 16,000 specimens already in the Atlas of Living Australia, accessible for researchers worldwide. 😀 His work continues, with thousands more specimens awaiting digitisation. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/giaPU5be 📸 | Richard Glatz/D’Estrees Entomology

Celebrating 21 Years of the AEHRC Research Colloquium! 🎉 This year marked a special milestone for the AEHRC Research Colloquium—our 21st birthday! In true 21st-birthday style, the event was our biggest and best yet, bringing together researchers, industry leaders, and collaborators from across Australia to connect, share, and innovate in digital health. From using AI to understand immune responses to flu and COVID-19 vaccines to developing a digital yarning tool to enhance Aboriginal health service delivery, our researchers showcased groundbreaking work that is shaping the future of healthcare. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate, share insights, and spark new collaborations. #AEHRC 👉 Read the full event wrap-up here: https://lnkd.in/egF26Dbm

A Nobel achievement. 👏 Congratulations to our researchers, Dr Saheli Biswas and Dr Wenchao Duan, who have been selected to join eight other early-career Australian researchers attending the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting this year. Saheli's research looks at green hydrogen production via high-temperature solid oxide electrolysis technology, as well as commercialisation of the technology. Wenchao is developing user-friendly, machine learning-driven electrochemical sensors for water quality monitoring and food safety testing The meeting will provide a unique opportunity for these exceptional scientists to share their research, experiences and ideas, and gain inspiration from fellow emerging scientists and Nobel Laureates. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gB3xFe9C

The Adelaide Hills are experiencing severe water shortages. Thousands of residents and farmers are hurting as dams, tanks and streams dry up. Rainfall and flows into Adelaide’s reservoirs are at their lowest levels in 40 years. What’s happening in the Adelaide Hills demonstrates the need for careful, long-term water security planning. We're collaborating with industry, government and research organisations on research to overcome drought and build resilience for regional Australia. Here's how: https://lnkd.in/ggBCQVnS 📷 | Rosie Sheba