Professor Stephen Swearer

School of BioSciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

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Environment

Why the plastic bag backflip is a bad idea

Supermarket Coles has backflipped on its vow to dump single-use plastic bags saying customers aren’t coping with the change to reusable bags. Six experts explain why it’s a bad idea

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Environment

Protecting our coasts naturally

Nature could offer better protection for our coastlines than hard, grey concrete - as we face the effects of climate change like rising sea levels

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Sciences & Technology

Farmed salmon are deaf – and now we know why

Scientists have discovered why fast-growing farmed salmon are three times more likely to be partially deaf than their wild relatives

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Sciences & Technology

The Aliens among us

If you are scared witless by the Alien movies then read no further, these six animals are just as creepy and they’re here on Earth

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Sciences & Technology

When good animals make bad decisions

Humans are altering the environment at an unprecedented rate and it’s tricking animals into ‘ecological traps’ where a seemingly attractive habitat hides a significant risk

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Sciences & Technology

Farmed salmon hard of hearing

A surprising discovery has implications for fish farming and fish conservation programs

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Environment

Meet Australia’s newest freshwater fish

Reseachers discover 20 new species in the remote Kimberley region

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Environment

Discovered: A treasure trove of new fish

Researchers have found 20 new species of freshwater fish in the remote Kimberley region - and had to fend off an angry crocodile in the process