Tasmanian Times
Sciences
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15Photo Essay – Fish Farms Out of Our Bays Rally (Hobart)
Photos by Philip Bohle from Fish Farms Out of Our Bays Rally in Hobart on Tuesday, 11 August 2026.
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41Why One Tree Survives Drought While Another Doesn’t
Why does one tree cope with drought while another, even from the same species, struggles?
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133On the Origin of Feces – How Animal Poo Drove Earth’s Greatest Evolutionary Event
As all children learn, everyone poos. But when did this begin?
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315Beyond Achievement – Why Meaning Matters in Tasmanian Schools
Dr Nabaraj Mudwari writes that while Tasmania has strengthened its focus on student wellbeing, questions of meaning, purpose, and connectedness deserve greater...
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433Tasmanian Devils Second Cancer Research
More than a decade of monitoring in southern Tasmania suggests Tasmanian devils affected by a second contagious cancer are faring better than...
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532Slowdown of Global Ocean Circulation
New Antarctic research shows the deepest layer of the Southern Ocean is shrinking faster than scientists realised, with the rate of change...
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870Sand Flathead Fishery Recovery Plan
A new report by IMAS and UTas on the Sand Flathead in Tasmania was released in May with little fanfare. Executive Summary...
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902How Tasmanian Schools Can Help Students from Refugee Backgrounds to Thrive – A Call for a Whole-School Approach
When Sumu first arrived in Australia, she was afraid to go to school. She could not speak much English and did not...
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898A Micro-Hike Through Deep Time
The Fossil Grove micro-hike is a short bushwalk in South Hobart, within Wellington Park. It is home to some of the area’s...