A team led by @unswbees Associate Professor Bryce Kelly will be working up close with cattle to accurately track their methane emissions. The data will help to improve Australia's greenhouse carbon accounting and methane reduction strategies: unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/20…

2/2 The study used nearly 1,000 photographs from 1968 to 2001. Comparing the visualisation of the glaciers then to observations now, the research estimates 35 billion tons of glacier ice was lost following the Larsen B Ice Shelf collapse. Read more here: unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/20…

1/2 New research co-authored by UNSW A/Prof. Tim Barrows (@4Dlandscapes) has produced a real-world-scale model of 5 Antarctic glaciers based on archival film photographs. This model has been used to estimate the glacier ice lost after the 2002 collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf.

1/3 UNSW has ranked 7th in the world in the @timeshighered Impact Rankings! This ranking highlights UNSW's commitment and significant contribution to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, including Climate Action, Life Below Water and Life on Land. unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/20…

1/3 Earlier this year, geoconservationist and @AussieAstrobio PhD candidate @clarefletcher42 spent four weeks living and working at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah. This remote station provides scientists with a “testing ground” for identifying evidence of early life.

1/2 Congratulations to the UNSW academics, alum and former faculty colleagues who have been named in the King’s Birthday Honours! We are proud to share that @unswbees Emeritus Professor @SuzanneHand has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) 👏

Given the inevitability of bushfires in Australia and resulting hazardous smoke, Prof. Green and Janice Wormworth urge the government to learn form overseas efforts and become more proactive in planning to protect communities: croakey.org/with-indoor-air-…

How can the fossil record rescue today's species on the brink of extinction? @UNSW Prof. Mike Archer explains how palaeoconservation has benefitted species such as the Mountain Pygmy-possum & explores its possibilities for species such as the Giant Panda: unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/20…

💬“Iceland is a unique place in the world that's tearing itself apart." Geologist @unswbees Professor Martin Van Kranendonk explains what is going on below the Earth’s surface as Iceland braces for a potential volcanic eruption: newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/sc…