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An ostracod, a small crustacean with more than 70,000 identified species. Anna33/Wikimedia

February 15, 2021

Blind shrimps, translucent snails: the 11 mysterious new species we found in potential fracking sites

Jenny Davis, Charles Darwin University; Daryl Nielsen, CSIRO; Gavin Rees, CSIRO, and Stefanie Oberprieler, Charles Darwin University

We discovered 11 (and probably more) new species of stygofauna living in water underground. These animals are usually blind, beautifully translucent and long-limbed.

It’s not easy to find wildlife in a country as vast as Australia. Euan Ritchie

August 16, 2016

The rise of citizen science is great news for our native wildlife

Euan Ritchie, Deakin University; Jen Martin, The University of Melbourne; Jenny Davis, Charles Darwin University, and Sarah Maclagan, Deakin University

Scientists are calling for your help this National Science Week to identify Australian wildlife.

Go with the flow: scarce water has allowed Outback species to persist for millennia, where otherwise they might have died out. Jenny Davis

June 23, 2015

Australia needs a plan to protect the Outback’s precious water

Jenny Davis, Charles Darwin University

The Outback covers 70% of Australia, and its water is precious and scarce. Yet there is no joined-up plan to monitor and manage Outback water, despite the wealth of species and communities that depend on it.

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