{"html":"\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:4442,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Do you have a chorus of crickets in your backyard? Here’s why \u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Professor Ary Hoffmann\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:996}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/do-you-have-a-chorus-of-crickets-in-your-backyard-here-s-why\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-4.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--oQEn9xd3--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/5f1/eb8/967/5f1eb89677620686b5039b6b7e008c3cf863dc5189373291b7df9af00507.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e27 February 2024\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Biodiversity, Insects, Melbourne, Mosquitoes , Urban Ecology\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eDo you have a chorus of crickets in your backyard? Here’s why \u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eMelbourne is seeing an explosion of crickets, but a University of Melbourne experts says we should embrace these swarms as part of the cycle of nature\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:4437,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Reptiles are helping us better understand threats to Australia’s biodiversity\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Sarah Mulhall\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:922}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/reptiles-are-helping-us-better-understand-threats-to-australia-s-biodiversity\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-1.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s---IVaKNfn--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/067/f57/2a7/067f572a7c49e682c7b8f12a0959740d9149d95cb6d724a21dfbfdf762e8.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e20 February 2024\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Conservation, Fires, Forests, Lizards, Reptiles\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eReptiles are helping us better understand threats to Australia’s biodiversity\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eA University of Melbourne study shows Australian reptiles change their preference for burnt habitat depending on whether they live near native forest or pasture\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:4436,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Fighting to save our Aussie bees – one bee hotel at a time\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Clancy Lester\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:721}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/fighting-to-save-our-aussie-bees-one-bee-hotel-at-a-time\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-1.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--FBMoL-Zp--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/327/3a2/153/3273a215380a5b115f6ab51e1793161201aa412699242835a413d9392441.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e16 February 2024\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Australian Wildlife, Bees, Ecology, Indigenous Rangers, Threatened Species\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eFighting to save our Aussie bees – one bee hotel at a time\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eUniversity of Melbourne student Clancy Lester is working with Indigenous communities on a mission to save Australia’s native bees\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:4429,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;“I’ll never forget the first iceberg we saw”\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Kristy DiGiacomo\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:912}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/i-ll-never-forget-the-first-iceberg-we-saw\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--z97-CdQU--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/c69/b6b/1ca/c69b6b1ca79f7e644d5de310b41482d04b64af62a3a0b114b615dc696a20.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e9 February 2024\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Agriculture, Antarctica, Dairy, STEM, Women In Science\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003e“I’ll never forget the first iceberg we saw”\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eUniversity of Melbourne\u0026#39;s Dr Kristy DiGiacomo switched goats for penguins when she travelled to Antarctica as part of a global women in STEMM leadership program\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:4411,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;We are not tracking the impact of half the world’s mines \u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Tim Werner and Dr Victor Maus\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:939}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/we-are-not-tracking-the-impact-of-half-the-world-s-mines\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-4.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--bUmR_VAi--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/711/bba/a96/711bbaa967d88ca9d4b65c8c3859f713f6e26c893cea9cd44097d1fb36be.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e2 February 2024\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Artificial Intelligence, Corporate Social Responsibility, Globalisation, Mining, Satellites\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eWe are not tracking the impact of half the world’s mines \u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eUniversity of Melbourne research using global-scale mapping of mining areas in satellite imagery reveals a stunning lack of data on mining activity and impacts\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:4415,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;The breeding trap targeting Melbourne’s growing mozzie problem\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Liam Ferguson, Nicholas Bell, Professor Ary Hoffmann and Véronique Paris\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1121}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/the-breeding-trap-targeting-melbourne-s-growing-mozzie-problem\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--4n-Melvb--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/b99/c3c/134/b99c3c1344ae9c7e6a7821d7c1cae4202f40af50aade07f710fd553e5ce0.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e1 February 2024\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Buruli Ulcer, Climate Change, Disease, Mosquitoes , Victoria\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eThe breeding trap targeting Melbourne’s growing mozzie problem\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eA mosquito trap that significantly reduces egg numbers may help control diseases like the Buruli ulcer in Victoria, say University of Melbourne experts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:4356,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;A biobank freezes Australian species for the future\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Stephen Frankenberg and Professor Andrew Pask\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:683}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/a-biobank-freezes-australian-species-for-the-future\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--Ea0zT7u---/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/34c/5b0/f0c/34c5b0f0cf708f25e22d5196b4d18fe9dd447b8c00f935704103cec517fd.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e31 January 2024\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Biodiversity, Conservation, Extinction, Museums, Threatened Species\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eA biobank freezes Australian species for the future\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eBy freezing the cells of living animals, University of Melbourne researchers and museums are working together to safeguard Australia’s wildlife.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:4406,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Where has our summer gone and will it come back?\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Associate Professor Andrew Dowdy and Dr Andrew King\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:990}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/where-has-our-summer-gone-and-will-it-come-back\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-4.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--Nk8Tjh6r--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/14d/c70/aa9/14dc70aa91ae497b8296592194b1ff6275d172433e840ecef8e96fda0cfc.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e12 January 2024\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – El Nino, Extreme weather, Meteorology, Summer, Weather\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eWhere has our summer gone and will it come back?\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eIn summer, more rain falls in thunderstorms but they aren’t strongly related to El Nino and can be very hard to predict, say University of Melbourne experts\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:4360,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Earth’s invisible shield can help reveal our past and our future\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Agathe Lisé-Pronovost\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:945}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/earth-s-invisible-shield-can-help-reveal-our-past-and-our-future\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--dz4JBN5Y--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/0b7/fdd/2e4/0b7fdd2e48f2a2bc8823e7f8db66b4f360383f0d9fa29018537cc32c1b9a.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e5 January 2024\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Archaeology, Earth Sciences, Fossils, Palaeontology, Sun\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eEarth’s invisible shield can help reveal our past and our future\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eUniversity of Melbourne\u0026#39;s Dr Agathe Lise-Pronovost studies Earth’s magnetic field, which protects us from cosmic rays, and leaves its signature in ancient rock\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:4369,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;How to give your animal friends a stress-free holiday season \u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Mia Cobb\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:965}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/how-to-give-your-animal-friends-a-stress-free-holiday-season\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-1.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--e05Kq7hb--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/212/b92/bae/212b92bae59b307bb52b05bf953e224702a4bae5c35bc6a0dcb1187fcd62.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e22 December 2023\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Animals, Cats, Christmas, Dogs, Pets\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eHow to give your animal friends a stress-free holiday season \u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eA University of Melbourne vet has some expert advice for how to ensure your pet has a stress-free Christmas holiday - even when it\u0026#39;s hot and busy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e","next":"/science-matters.js?page=3"}