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  2. Thumbnail for How have human activities been stressing out kelp forests?

    How have human activities been stressing out kelp forests?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/193-how-have-human-activities-been-stressing-out-kelp-forests
    15 Nov 2016: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) scientists have joined researchers from around the world to provide the first global picture of how kelp forests have changed over the last 50 years in response to stresses caused by human
  3. Thumbnail for Shrinking glaciers offer surprising benefits for one species

    Shrinking glaciers offer surprising benefits for one species

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/55-shrinking-glaciers-offer-surprising-benefits-for-one-species
    18 Mar 2016: Shrinking glaciers in the Antarctic is a global concern. But for one species, there are surprising benefits. A study led by Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) researcher Jane Younger has found that Adelie penguins in East Antarctica
  4. Thumbnail for Passion for animals takes alumnus around the world

    Passion for animals takes alumnus around the world

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/40-passion-for-animals-takes-alumnus-around-the-world
    3 Feb 2016: It’s impossible to talk to the animals - but if anyone comes close, it’s animal behaviour expert Jade Fountain. Jade, 28, graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Science majoring in Zoology in 2011. From hand-rearing cheetah
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    How sea ice could help detect life on another planet

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/197-how-sea-ice-could-help-detect-life-on-another-planet
    24 Nov 2016: Sahan Jayasinghe completed a genetics degree in Melbourne, but while working with Great White Sharks in South Africa, he realised that marine biology was his real passion. He came to the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic
  6. Thumbnail for Fish pest research to benefit two countries

    Fish pest research to benefit two countries

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/198-fish-pest-research-to-benefit-two-countries
    28 Nov 2016: Malaysian scientist Dr Lokman Norazmi completed his PhD at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies in mid-2016 after four years’ study in Launceston into how to eradicate the tiny Gambusia, an unwelcome guest from North America that could
  7. Thumbnail for Designer rice could help beat diabetes, cancer, and obesity

    Designer rice could help beat diabetes, cancer, and obesity

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/172-designer-rice-could-help-beat-diabetes-cancer-and-obesity
    20 Oct 2016: Scientists have discovered a way to increase the production of resistant starch in rice, which could have beneficial health consequences for more than half of the world’s population. University of Tasmania School of Biological Sciences Professor
  8. Thumbnail for IMAS Investigator voyage catches rare glimpse of erupting Australian volcano

    IMAS Investigator voyage catches rare glimpse of erupting Australian…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/imas-investigator-voyage-catches-rare-glimpse-of-erupting-australian-volcano
    1 Feb 2016: Scientists on board the CSIRO research vessel Investigator have taken rare footage of an eruption of the Big Ben volcano on remote sub-Antarctic Heard Island during an IMAS voyage to the Kerguelen Plateau. Big Ben, which includes the 2,745 m tall
  9. Thumbnail for Two Laureates and two big projects

    Two Laureates and two big projects

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/84-two-laureates-and-two-big-projects
    10 May 2016: There’s only a handful of ARC Laureates in Australia, and for the first time two Tasmanian-based researchers have received the prestigious honour. Two outstanding University of Tasmania Professors will lead projects supported by almost $11 million
  10. Thumbnail for Seals help plug Antarctic water mystery

    Seals help plug Antarctic water mystery

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/158-seals-help-plug-antarctic-water-mystery
    8 Sep 2016: Elephant seals have helped scientists to demonstrate that fresh water from Antarctic’s melting ice shelves slows the processes responsible for the formation of deep-water ocean currents that regulate global temperatures. The study, led by Dr Guy
  11. Thumbnail for Unlocking the secrets of Antarctic fur seal winter foraging

    Unlocking the secrets of Antarctic fur seal winter foraging

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/188-unlocking-the-secrets-of-antarctic-fur-seal-winter-foraging
    9 Nov 2016: Research into the winter foraging and diving behaviour of Antarctic fur seals has revealed, for the first time, two contrasting strategies the predators use to survive in one of the world’s most inhospitable environments. Institute for Marine and

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