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Planet Fungi Fungi are nature’s great networkers, weaving connections, driving transformation and thriving in the most unexpected places. Planet Fungi: A Photographer’s Foray is a feast for the eyes, with stunning...

These stunning fungi photos by Stephen Axford are from the book Planet Fungi: A Photographer's Foray.

Learn more: www.publishing.csiro.au/book/8150

#FungiFriday

A bright green mushroom with a glistening stem stands upright amidst a patch of moss. Photo by Stephen Axford.

A blue mushroom with a strongly pointed cap amongst lush moss. The pointed cap is reminiscent of a wizard's hat, or perhaps a blue fir tree growing admist a moss forest. Photo by Stephen Axford.

A shelf fungi grows from the underside of a moss covered ledge. The undside is illuminated by a UV light, appearing to glow magenta, blending out to a vivid blue at the edges. Filaments at the far edge of the shelf fungi glow an eerie ice blue. Photo by Stephen Axford.

A stout, plum coloured mushroom emerges from the forest floor. Its rounded purple cap is glossy with moisture, showing reflections of the forest above it. The gills on the underside of the cap are cream-coloured and deeply defined. Photo by Stephen Axford.

📷 Stephen Axford
4) Gliophorus graminicolor
5) Entoloma hochstetteri
6) Ganoderma sp. under UV light
7) Cortinarius magellanicoalbus

#FungiFriday #CSIROPride 🌈🍄

A cluster of four deep red mushrooms with glistening stems stand together on a rotting log. Their caps are angled away from the viewer, exposing the deep red gills on the underside. Photo by Stephen Axford.

Two bright orange mushrooms sprout from moss. Their colour ranges from a sunny golden orange on their stems to blood orange at the top of their caps. Photo by Stephen Axford.

Two mushrooms with long, yellow stalks on a rotting log. Their caps are angled away from the viewer, exposing the pure white, delicate gills with yellow fringes. Photo by Stephen Axford.

We can't wait to watch #TeamCSIRO march in the #SydneyMardiGras parade!

This #FungiFriday we are getting our colours ready – and celebrating the natural diversity that makes life so interesting and beautiful! 🌈🍄

📷 Stephen Axford
1) Cruentomycena viscidocruenta
2) Hygrocybe sp.
3) Unknown sp., NSW

The cover of Marine and Freshwater Research over a photo of mangroves taken underwater, with the caption "an international journal publishing advances in aquatic sciences; connectsci.au/mf".

New Editor-choice research article in @marinefreshwater.bsky.social:

Effects of agricultural land conversion and interstitial sediment on Tasmanian stream macroinvertebrate communities

doi.org/10.1071/MF25...

@utas.edu.au
#MarineFreshwaterRes #OpenAccess

A postcard-perfect small islet surrounded with clear turquoise waters of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The photo is credited as being by Mlenny from Getty Images Signature. A caption invites us to read the open access article 'Significant reduction in shark (cucut) depredation rates when using an electrical deterrent device at Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia' in Marine and Freshwater Research.

An electric #SharkDeterrent device, RPELX, tested in Australia's Cocos Islands, reduced shark depredation by 63%, according to new #OpenAccess research in @marinefreshwater.bsky.social.

The device also reduced shark bycatch and loss of fishing gear.

doi.org/10.1071/MF25...

#MarineFreshwaterRes

A collage of four photographs of artificial waterways. A caption invites us to read the open access article 'Artificial habitats provide refuge for a threatened freshwater mussel in south-western Australia' in Pacific Conservation Biology. The photo is credited as being from Jake Daviot, Alan Lymbery, Angus D’Arcy Lawrie, Alan Cottingham, Stephen Beatty, the authors of the article in Pacific Conservation Biology.

A threatened #freshwater mussel species is persisting in artificial lakes, creeks and rivers, which are providing homes to populations suffering #HabitatLoss, according to new #OpenAccess research published in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social.

doi.org/10.1071/PC25...

#PacificConsBio #ThreatenedSpecies

A pharmacist at a shelf filled with various medicines holds up a box of pills. The photo is credited as being by MJ_Prototype from Getty Images. A caption invites us to read the open access article 'Exploring Australian community pharmacists’ perspectives, practices and use of emergency hormonal contraception guidelines: a qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework' in Australian Journal of Primary Health.

Aussie pharmacists may not always be prescribing the most effective morning-after pill, according to long-form interviews with community pharmacists about how they handle requests for emergency contraception, published in @ausjph.bsky.social.

doi.org/10.1071/PY25...

#AusJPrimaryHealth #OpenAccess

This article is part of the 70th Birthday tribute to Professor David Craik. #AusJChem @csiropublishing.bsky.social

The collection can be accessed here:

connectsci.au/collection/2...

A Little Pygmy-Possum (Cercartetus lepidus) being held in a hand. The animal looks a little like a very tiny mouse, with round ears, brown fur and a long, slender tail. The photo is by Sophie Petit (Adelaide University) and David Stemmer (South Australian Museum).

'Is the Little Pygmy-Possum Cercartetus lepidus extant on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia?'

By Sophie Petit (Adelaide University) and David Stemmer (South Australian Museum)

#OpenAccess in Australian Zoologist:

connectsci.au/az/article/4...

#AusZoologist

Could the world's smallest possum be living on the Yorke Peninsula? A tiny, threatened marsupial not known to have inhabited South Australia's Yorke Peninsula may exist as a relict population and still be clinging to survival, according to new research that has re-exa...

The threatened Little Pygmy-Possum may be surviving as a relict population in South Australia's Yorke Peninsula, according to new research published in #AusZoologist that has re-examined historical field data from one of the region's most important conservation areas.

phys.org/news/2026-02...

1/4 Australian sea lions do something very similar to teaching their pups

They studied the behaviour of a mother in detail using video, GPS and accelerometers, and compared her trips alone with those when she was hunting with her young.

(paper) connectsci.au/zo/article/7...

The cover of Wildlife Research with text below it reading: "Ecology, management and conservation in natural and modified habitats; connectsci.au/wr".

Join the @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social Editorial Board!

We're seeking Associate Editors to help evaluate submissions and manage peer review.

Applications from all regions welcome, especially from Africa, Asia and South America.

connectsci.au/wr/pages/edi...

#WildlifeResearch

A white shark shark swims near the surface, surrounded by a school of fish. The photo is credited as being from Flinders University. A caption invites us to read the open access article titled 'Absence or avoidance? White shark response to killer whale predation risk' in Wildlife Research.

'Absence or avoidance? White shark response to killer whale predation risk'

By @bellareeves.bsky.social, Adam Barnett, David Donnelly, @meyer-sci.bsky.social, @charlie-huveneers.bsky.social

#OpenAccess in @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social:

connectsci.au/wr/article/5...

#WildlifeResearch

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Isabella Reeves turns to look towards us, smiling, as she sits on the edge of a boat on a beautiful sunny day. She wears sunglasses, a denim cap and a t-shirt. The ocean behind her is clear and smooth. The photo is credited as being by Flinders University. A caption quotes her: "Across the 12-year study, we recorded six prolonged absences of more than 42 days, and only one of them coincided with the presence of killer whales. While killer whales can trigger immediate short-term departures, they are not always the sole driver of extended disappearances of sharks from their local sites.”

“Across the 12-year study, we recorded six prolonged absences of more than 42 days, and only one of them coincided with the presence of killer whales,” said @bellareeves.bsky.social.

“...they are not always the sole driver of extended disappearances of sharks from their local sites.”

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A view from above of a shark circling testing equipment. The photo is credited as being by Flinders University.

In 2015, killer whales were observed killing a white shark in South Australia. White sharks vanished from the area for 2 months, a disappearance widely attributed to killer whales.

After analysing 12 years of acoustic telemetry and tourism sighting data, researchers found a different pattern.

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White sharks vs. killer whales: white sharks not always fearful of kil White sharks vs. killer whales: white sharks not always fearful of killer whales While killer whales (Orcinus orca) can trigger immediate departure of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias)

Are white sharks really fleeing every time killer whales show up? 🦈

New research from @flindersuniversity.bsky.social, published in @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social suggests the story isn’t so simple.

www.scimex.org/newsfeed/whi...

#WildlifeResearch @bellareeves.bsky.social

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The cover of Pacific Conservation Biology over a background image depicting a view of a lush, green island from the ocean. A caption reads "An international journal dedicated to conservation and wildlife management in the Pacific region; connectsci.au/pc".

Join the @pacificconsbio.bsky.social Editorial Board!

We're seeking Associate Editors to help evaluate submissions & manage peer review.

Applications from outside of Australia are greatly encouraged, especially from the Pacific islands.

More details:
connectsci.au/pc/pages/edi...

#PacificConsBio

(1/5) Lakmini K. & co presents a review of the research done studying the ribosomal peptides found in marine sponges and associated microsymbionts in order to elucidate what has been done and highlight the need for expanded research in this high potential field.

connectsci.au/ch/article/7...

A sealion gives us side eye as it glides underwater over a sandy surface. The photo is credited as being by RugliG, Getty Images. A caption invites us to read an open access article in Australian Journal of Zoology titled 'Evidence for social transmission of foraging behaviour in the Australian sea lion'.

'Evidence for social transmission of foraging behaviour in the Australian sea lion'

By Nathan Angelakis, Roger Kirkwood, Sean Connell, Simon Goldsworthy

#OpenAccess in Australian Journal of Zoology:

connectsci.au/zo/article/7...

#AusJZoology

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Sea lion camera reveals mother taking pup on educational foraging expedition in the wild The Australian sea lion’s unique breeding cycle may give sea lion mothers more time to teach their pups life skills.

Study co-author Nathan Angelakis:

"This footage provides the first direct evidence that Australian sea lion mothers pass on foraging skills to their pups – which may have helped shape the unique life and reproductive patterns of this endangered creature."

theconversation.com/sea-lion-cam...

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Researchers from Adelaide University captured footage of an Australian sea lion mother taking her 11-month old pup on an 8-hour foraging trip to sea.

The findings were documented in Australian Journal of Zoology.

connectsci.au/zo/article/7...

#AusJZoology #WildOz

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New in our journal #australianmammalogy @csiropublishing.bsky.social - Ross Goldingay looks at long-term patterns of #koala occupancy in New South Wales - check out this open access article..

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

A portrait of a Powerful Owl, round yellow eyes staring at us with intensity from its perch in a tree. The photo is credited as being by KarenHBlack, Getty Images. A caption invites us to read an open access article titled 'Navigating human-dominated landscapes: nest site selection by a threatened cavity-nesting apex predator' in Wildlife Research

New research in @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social shows the critical importance of landscape composition in #PowerfulOwl nest cavity selection and highlights how cavity availability influences #breeding productivity.

doi.org/10.1071/WR25...

#WildlifeResearch

Absence or avoidance? White shark response to killer whale predation risk - Wildlife Research via @csiropublishing.bsky.social

connectsci.au/wr/article/5...

A close up of a northern quoll, dark eyes staring directly at us. It has brown fur with spots on its back, and small rounded ears. The photo is credited as being by Wildlife Explorer, Picasa Web Albums.

The study reinforces the importance of integrating #IndigenousKnowledge into research & conservation.

'Wiminyji in the Western Desert: Martu knowledge reveals historical declines of northern quolls in arid Australia'

#OpenAccess in @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social

connectsci.au/wr/article/5...

Cultural knowledge reveals hidden decline of iconic northern quoll Cultural knowledge shared by Martu people from WA’s Western Desert region has revealed the previously hidden decline of the iconic northern quoll.

New work published in @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social shares accounts by Martu Elders that reveal the previously undocumented spread and decline of the endangered northern quoll (wiminyji, in Martu language).

www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...

#WildlifeResearch #EndangeredSpecies

A satellite image of our planet, focused on the Australian continent. The cover of the journal Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science (JSHESS) with the caption "Meteorology, climate, oceanography, hydrology and space weather focused on the southern hemisphere; connectsci.au/es."

Plus chat with Pat to find out more about the two #JSHESS collections that are currently open for submissions:

- Indigenous climate perspectives in earth system science

- Model evaluation for CMIP and IPCC AR7

connectsci.au/es/pages/cal...

Journal Manager Pat Hannah smiles at the camera. He is seated at the CSIRO Publishing stand, which has a blue tablecloth with the business logo, information flyers and giveaways.

We're having a great time at #AMOS2026 in Hobart!

Drop by the CSIRO Publishing stand to chat to Journal Manager @pattedplants.bsky.social about #JSHESS, the #OpenAccess journal of Bureau of Meteorology and @amosupdates.bsky.social

Learn more about this #DiamondOpenAccess journal: connectsci.au/es

An over the shoulder view of two people holding coffee cups during a social catch-up. A caption invites us to read the open access article 'The relationships between social network size, loneliness and personality in individuals living with a neurological condition: an exploratory study' in Brain Impairment. The photo is credited as being by SDI Productions, Getty Images Signature.

Researchers looked into the social lives of 68 people diagnosed with a neurological condition - such as stroke, MS, and Parkinson's - and say having a bigger social network was linked to decreased levels of neuroticism & loneliness.

doi.org/10.1071/IB24...

#BrainImpairment #BrainInjury #OpenAccess

A sea lion gives us side eye as it glides underwater over a sandy surface. The photo is credited as being by RugliG, Getty Images. A caption invites us to read an open access article in Australian Journal of Zoology titled 'Evidence for social transmission of foraging behaviour in the Australian sea lion'.

Researchers have used animal-borne video and movement data to better understand how young #AustralianSeaLions learn to forage.

They published their findings in a new #OpenAccess article in Australian Journal of Zoology:

doi.org/10.1071/ZO25...

#AusJZoology #AnimalBehaviour