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Covers of books in the CSIRO Publishing Gift Ideas catalogue, including award-winning Australian Deserts, The Australian Bird Guide and Mammals of the South-West Pacific, placed in a neat, slightly angled collage, with a hand holding a trophy superimposed over the top.

Shopping for someone who’s a bit of a winner? 🏆

Give them a winner too! Browse our Gift Ideas catalogue for award-winning and shortlisted reads:

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#BooksForChristmas #GiftIdeas

Bridging Soil Science with Global Sustainability Goals | Soil Research | ConnectSci Soil Research presents a special collection of papers for the Joint NZSSS and SSA Conference, highlighting advancements in soil science that directly support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — particularly Life on Land (SDG 15), Zero Hunger (SDG 2), and Climate Action (SDG 13). This selection of papers provides innovative insights into soil conservation, carbon sequestration, sustainable agriculture, and ecosystem health. Topics range from erosion dynamics in the Qilian Mountains to the impact of biobased fertilisers, blue carbon quantification in coastal wetlands, and advancements in modelling nitrous oxide emissions. These studies not only advance scientific knowledge but also offer practical solutions for sustainable land management, carbon farming, and resilient agroecosystems. By aligning with the SDGs, Soil Research continues its mission to support research that addresses critical environmental challenges, ensuring a more sustainable future for our planet.

Highlighting how #SoilScience supports sustainability this #WorldSoilsDay 🌏

Our #OpenAccess #SoilResearch collection brings together research on soil conservation, #CarbonSequestration, agriculture & #EcosystemHealth, aligned with the #SDGs.

connectsci.au/sr/collectio...

A screenshot of an ABC News article titled 'Hoop pine may set record as Australia's tallest rainforest tree'. The header image is a photo of massive hoop pines, taken from the ground looking directly up the trunks to their canopies.

A towering discovery: a 77-metre hoop pine may be Australia’s tallest rainforest tree! 🌲

In a study in #AusJBotany, researchers using Airborne Laser Scanning data to model the canopies of millions of trees identified some that stood head and shoulders above the rest.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Congrats to Prof Deanna D’Alessandro, #AusJChem Associate Editor, for being named one of Australia’s Top 250 Researchers!

A global leader in MOFs, materials chemistry, electrochemistry and carbon capture.

A truly well-deserved recognition!
@csiropublishing.bsky.social

Understanding issues of driving safety and transport utilisation among clients receiving opioid agonist treatment: a cross-sectional survey in New South Wales, Australia The provision of and burden to access opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is well established; alongside rigorous guidelines and regulations, prior research exa

JUST PUBLISHED in #AusJPrimaryHealth

Understanding issues of driving safety and transport utilisation among clients receiving opioid agonist treatment: a cross-sectional survey in New South Wales, Australia

📝 DT Winter, LA Monds, N Lintzeris, BC Riordan, PS Haber, CA Day

🔗 doi.org/10.1071/PY25...

We see what you did there!

It was a big week for team AJB at #ESA2025! From the @csiropublishing.bsky.social stall to dinner tables, Social Media Editors/Guest Editors/Co-Editors in Chief caught up with colleagues to discuss all things ecology and publishing 🌱

Gymnobisium inukshuk, a troglobitic species of pseudoscorpion, photographed by Gonzalo Giribet. The scorpion has brown thin pedipalps and a beige shiny abdomen. A caption invites us to read a new collection in Invertebrate Systematics titled '1000 new species—a lifelong dedication to biodiversity discovery', which is free to read until May 2026.

Mark Harvey's work has been profiled in a new Invertebrate Systematics collection, '1000 new species—a lifelong dedication to biodiversity discovery'.

connectsci.au/collection/2...

Photo: Gymnobisium inukshuk, a troglobitic pseudoscorpion species described by Mark.

#InvertebrateSys #FreeToRead 🕷️🧪

Naming species is crucial to conserving them according to spider expert - ABC listen Living scientist Dr Mark Harvey reaches rare milestone of naming 1000 species of invertebrates.

Dr Mark “Spider Man” Harvey, Western Australian Museum Research Associate and Associate Editor of our journal Invertebrate Systematics, has reached an extraordinary milestone: he has described 1,000th species.

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

#InvertebrateSys

Journal manager Pat Hannah and six journal editorial board members sit at a long a restaurant table, smiling at the camera. From left to right: Tom Le Breton, Clare Vernon, Shokoofeh Shamsi, Zoe Xirocostas, Pat Hannah, John Morgan, and Mark Ooi.

📷 #ESA2025

6) Journal Manager Pat Hannah (@pattedplants.bsky.social) with @ausjbotany.bsky.social and @marinefreshwater.bsky.social editors.

L-R: Tom Le Breton, Clare Vernon, #MarineFreshwaterRes EiC Shokoofeh Shamsi, Zoe Xirocostas, Pat Hannah, and #AusJBotany EiCs John Morgan and Mark Ooi.

Sam Lloyd and Briana Melideo at the CSIRO Publishing stand, smiling and holding a copy of the picture book 'Alight'.

Journal manager Pat Hannah stands at the front of a room, speaking, with a presentation on screen next to him entitled 'Finding Agency in the Publishing Landscape'. Many people sit around a long table facing the front of the room, listening attentively.

Shokoofeh Shamsi and Briana Melideo stand together, smiling, in front of a banner showcasing CSIRO Publishing journals.

📷 #ESA2025

3) Sam Lloyd (Alight) & Books Publisher Briana Melideo

4) Journal Manager Pat Hannah (@pattedplants.bsky.social) leading his 'Everything You Need to Know About Publishing' workshop

5) Shokoofeh Shamsi, Editor-in-Chief of #MarineFreshwaterRes (@marinefreshwater.bsky.social), and Briana

Grace Heathcote and Briana Melideo at the CSIRO Publishing stand, smiling and holding a copy of the book 'Ecology Matters'.

Prof Stephen van Leeuwen, Saskia Gerhardy and Dr Heather Neilly sit at a black table holding up copies of the book Ecology Matters, which they each contributed to. Behind them stand ESA President Dr Perpetua (Pep) Turner, the book's author Grace Heathcote, and Book Publisher Briana Melideo.

We had a great time at #ESA2025!

We loved chatting with everyone & catching up with our authors, contributors and journal editors!

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1) Grace Heathcote (Ecology Matters) & Books Publisher Briana Melideo

2) Perpetua Turner, Grace & Briana, with Stephen van Leeuwen, Saskia Gerhardy & Heather Neilly

A teenager sits on the couch looking pensively towards food sitting on a coffee table. A caption invites us to read an open access article in Australian Journal of Primary Health titled 'Screening of adolescent Atypical Anorexia Nervosa in primary care: is the current use of the eating disorders examination a barrier to accessing treatment?'. The photo is credited as being by Africa images.

Reliance on self-report symptom endorsement may prevent GPs from identifying and supporting adolescents with atypical anorexia nervosa through the Medicare-funded Eating Disorders Treatment & Management Plan, according to this #OpenAccess study in @ausjph.bsky.social:

connectsci.au/py/article/3...

‘Thrown in the deep end’: a qualitative study of community participation during inpatient rehabilitation and transition to community living from the perspective of family members of people with severe... This study interviewed family members of people living with severe brain injury. The researchers aimed to understand the family members experiences of supp

Open access article about the experience of family members of people with severe acquired brain injury as they support their loved one to commence community and social participation during inpatient rehabilitation and transition to the community. connectsci.au/ib/article/d...

A close up of two hands, connecting gently in support. One is lighter skinned and freckled, the other darker skinned. They are both wrapped with a red ribbon, a symbol of World AIDS Day. A caption invites us to read a new collection in Sexual Health titled "World AIDS Day", which is free to read until 1 May 2026. The photo is credited as being by Tansu Topuzoglu, diversifylens.

New #SexualHealth collection 📣

#WorldAIDSDay & resilience in the global #HIV response:

- presents emerging challenges & opportunities shaping #HIVPrevention, care & community wellbeing

- underscores need to pair science with equity, community leadership & solidarity

connectsci.au/collection/2...

Very happy to have my #drone photo of East Gippsland’s beautiful lowland mixed species eucalypt forests printed alongside other amazing photographers and ecologists in the new @csiropublishing.bsky.social ,Ecology Matters’. Launched at this year’s @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESA2025 conference!

NMR spectroscopy for mixture analysis – both a blessing and a curse: dissecting cell growth media as an example NMR spectroscopy helps analyse complex mixtures like cell culture media, revealing both expected and hidden components. It uncovered ethanol contamination,

New in the press!

A study by Marx et al shows how NMR spectroscopy is both a blessing and a curse! This uncovered unexpected ethanol and hidden components in cell growth media, revealing unseen complexities that impact reproducibility.

#AusJChem #openaccess
Detail- connectsci.au/ch/article/7...

Ice Age woolly mammoth provides oldest RNA ever extracted Free
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Methods to assess fire-induced tree mortality: comparing heated water baths to experimental laboratory fires We compare experimental laboratory fires and heated water baths to assess fire-impacts on plants. Our results highlight concerns with the heated water bath

Use fires to assess how fires affect trees.

Perhaps obvious, but lots of studies assessing why fires kill trees, use heated water baths instead of fires on living plants - so we compared the two approaches.

Unsurprisingly, they produce different results.

connectsci.au/wf/article/d...

A dark brown greater glider peaks out of a tree hollow, round eyes gleaming. A caption invites us to read the open access article titled "Abundance estimates of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) and southern greater gliders (Petauroides volans) on the Illawarra Range, New South Wales, from spatiotemporally-replicated thermal drone surveys" in Australian Mammalogy. The photo is credited as being by Dr Ana Gracanin (Australian National University).

Glide on over to Australian Mammalogy, the journal of @ausmammals.bsky.social, to read the #OpenAccess research article:

connectsci.au/am/article/4...

#AusMammalogy

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Looking upward into the branches of eucalypt trees we see a koala, curled up and snoozing. A caption tells us: "These results provide essential baseline data to help track population changes and detect early warning signs of decline for two of Australia’s endangered arboreal marsupials." The photo is credited as being by Russell Calvert, Getty Images.

The results of this study, published in Australian Mammalogy, provide essential baseline data to help track population changes and detect early warning signs of decline for two of Australia’s endangered arboreal marsupials.

#AusMammalogy

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An aerial photograph of the Illawarra Range in New South Wales, dense with dark green forest. Text explains: "By flying thermal drones across 47 sites, the team detected 56 koalas and 127 gliders across 1175 hectares of bushland. Koala density averaged 0.13 per hectare, while glider density was slightly higher at 0.17 per hectare." The photo is credited as being by Totajla, Getty Images.

By flying #ThermalDrones across 47 sites, the team detected 56 koalas and 127 gliders across 1175 hectares of bushland.

Koala density averaged 0.13 per hectare, while glider density was slightly higher at 0.17 per hectare.

#AusMammalogy

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A grey koala perched at the top of a branch. Text explains: "Researchers have used thermal drones to estimate abundances of koalas and southern greater gliders in the Illawarra Range, NSW, providing a clearer picture of how these endangered species are faring." The photo is credited as being by perception_photography, Getty Images Pro.

University of Wollongong researchers used thermal drones to estimate abundances of #Koalas & #SouthernGreaterGliders in the Illawarra Range, providing a clearer picture of how these endangered species are faring.

Read more in Australian Mammalogy:

connectsci.au/am/article/4...

#AusMammalogy

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Phase change microcapsules modified by thermal conductivity reinforced materials for enhanced thermal energy storage The n-octadecane reagent forms a stable water-in-oil emulsion with CNF. Formaldehyde reacts with melamine to produce melamine-formaldehyde resin prepolymer

Liu et al. show that incorporating alumina, silicon carbide and graphene into melamine formaldehyde resin boosts thermal conductivity and stability in phase-change microcapsules, offering strong potential for energy-efficient buildings and smart textiles.
#AusJChem
connectsci.au/ch/article/7...

Solar cells powered by ‘energy sandwich’
Engineers have developed a new layered structure that gives greater control over the atomic positions of perovskites – a material used in solar cells, LEDs & quantum technologies.
connectsci.au/news/news-pa...

Could you be our next prize winner?

To be eligible for this award, you must be the first author of a paper published in #FunctionalPlantBio, be enrolled for a PhD or be within 10 years post-PhD, and a member of the @asps-oz.bsky.social.

Find out more on our website: connectsci.au/fp/pages/awa...

"I am passionate about viticulture, grape physiology, and food science," Yin told us.

"I am motivated by the potential of scientific research to support growers, enhance food quality, and contribute to more sustainable production practices."

Congratulations Yin!

#FunctionalPlantBio

Dark blue Shiraz grapes on the vine. A caption invites us to read an open access article in Functional Plant biology titled 'Effects of extra potassium supply and rootstocks indicate links between water, solutes and energy in Shiraz grapevines (Vitis vinifera) pericarps'. The photo is credited as being by Cameron Basson, Pexels.

Yin's winning research investigated the effects of extra potassium supply in Shiraz grapevines.

Read her #OpenAccess paper in Functional Plant Biology:

connectsci.au/fp/article/5...

#FunctionalPlantBio

Yin Liu smiles at us while standing in a greenhouse in front of grapevines. She wears round frame glasses, a striped top and has black hair.

Raise a glass to science excellence 🍇

Yin Liu is the recipient of the @asps-oz.bsky.social and Functional Plant Biology Best Paper Award for an Early Career Scientist!

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#FunctionalPlantBio #ASPS2025 #EarlyCareerResearcher

Ecology Matters Australia is known for its spectacular and diverse natural environment, from sweeping landscapes to unique flora and fauna. It is a place that invokes wonder and demands protection in equal measure. I...

Thank you to everyone who joined us at #ESA2025 and helped make the lunch such a wonderful celebration 🎉

Learn more about Ecology Matters: Conversations with Australian Ecologists by @ecolsocaus.bsky.social and Grace Heathcote:

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