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  2. Thumbnail for Chemists use colour to detect 'forever chemicals'

    Chemists use colour to detect 'forever chemicals'

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1175-chemists-use-colour-to-detect-forever-chemicals
    21 Oct 2021: Chemists at the University of Tasmania have developed an instant colour-change test for so-called forever chemicals, or PFAS, in contaminated soil or water. The proof-of-concept study for one of the most prevalent perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS
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    Answer to brain health in the palm of our hands

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1141-answer-to-brain-health-in-the-palm-of-our-hands
    9 Jun 2021: University of Tasmania researchers have developed and are trialing a completely new type of computer screening test using an individual’s hands, which aims to detect the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s dementia. “We know through previous
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    Study quantifies devils’ decline due to facial tumour disease

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1116-study-quantifies-devils-decline-due-to-facial-tumour-disease
    4 Mar 2021: New research from the University of Tasmania has estimated the toll a deadly facial cancer has taken on Tasmanian devil populations since the disease was discovered in 1996. In a paper published in Ecology Letters, researchers traced the spread of
  5. Thumbnail for Sowing the seeds to attract native wildlife

    Sowing the seeds to attract native wildlife

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1165-sowing-the-seeds-to-attract-native-wildlife
    15 Sep 2021: Six years ago, a project aiming to restore vital habitat for Tasmania’s native wildlife began with the planting of 1000 seedlings at farming properties across the Midlands. Led by Greening Australia, the Tasmania Island Ark program saw landholders,
  6. Thumbnail for Scientists get to the bottom of wombat cubed poo mystery

    Scientists get to the bottom of wombat cubed poo mystery

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1109-scientists-get-to-the-bottom-of-wombat-cubed-poo-mystery
    28 Jan 2021: An international study into how wombats produce their distinctive cube-shaped poo has shed further light on the physics behind this biological puzzle. The research, published today in the journal Soft Matter, expands on the discovery that wombat poo
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    Scholarship winner's eye on the future of climate change

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1147-scholarship-winners-eye-on-the-future-of-climate-change
    29 Jun 2021: “Take all the chances you can, go further, learn more, change lives. ”These are the words that University of Tasmania higher degree by research candidate and alumna Charlotte Jones carries with her as she embarks on an exciting new chapter as a
  8. Thumbnail for Rat poison fears for Tasmania's iconic wedge-tailed eagle

    Rat poison fears for Tasmania's iconic wedge-tailed eagle

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1155-rat-poison-fears-for-tasmanias-iconic-wedge-tailed-eagle
    6 Aug 2021: New research led by the University of Tasmania has found high levels of rat poison in wedge-tailed eagles. Samples from 50 eagle carcasses collected around Tasmania over a two-decade period showed that 74 per cent contained residues of the poisons.
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    Which islands quoll-ify for translocation?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1158-which-islands-quoll-ify-for-translocation
    13 Aug 2021: Following their extinction on the Australian mainland, eastern quolls have called Tasmania their only home. However, the species has recently undergone a rapid decline across the state. Scientists and conservationists have advocated for urgent
  10. Thumbnail for Bubbles are more than pointless

    Bubbles are more than pointless

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1160-bubbles-are-more-than-pointless
    27 Aug 2021: The humble bubble often brings back nostalgic memories of blowing bubbles during your childhood. But what happens when bubbles lose their shape? Can bubbles be more than just spheres?Mathematician Madeleine Cockerill, a PhD student at the School of
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    Pink handfish seen for the first time in 22 years

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1191-pink-handfish-seen-for-the-first-time-in-22-years
    23 Dec 2021: A team of scientists is unlocking the secrets of Tasmania’s deep with a surprise sighting of the very rare and threatened pink handfish (Brachiopsilus dianthus). A detailed joint survey with Parks Australia and the University of Tasmania showed the

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