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It's time for us to switch off and relax. Our social media channels will be unstaffed until 8 January while we take a break. We wish you all a relaxing summer, and thank you for your support this year. See you in 2025!

Need a last-minute gift? You can still grab a CSIRO Publishing gift voucher until 23 December. Our book vouchers let the science lover on your list pick the perfect read themselves, so you can give the gift of discovery with total confidence! https://lnkd.in/ga4Cd-c6

Preparing a journal submission over the break? You won't egret reading this Pacific Conservation Biology collection of advice for submitting and promoting your work: https://lnkd.in/gjBxCNSd 📷: 1) SWKrullImaging, Getty Images; 2) cmcneill17, Getty Images #PacificConsBio #AcademicPublishing #FreeToRead

When your neighbour is struggling, the community rallies around them – even if that neighbour is a fish. Keely Jobe’s small Tasmanian town shares its shores with the endangered red handfish. By telling the story of her involvement in local conservation efforts, Jobe considers how the community and scientists are both vital to saving at-risk species. Read the story in Cosmos: https://lnkd.in/gBupPbmp Cosmos magazine is republishing some paid content for free as part of the Ultramarine project, which focusses on research and innovation in our marine environments. This long read was originally published in issue 101 of Cosmos print magazine, in December 2023. Read more amazing long reads like this one by subscribing to the magazine. It makes a great gift for science lovers! #ThreatenedSpecies #Conservation #CommunityEngagement

A banksia species is vulnerable to extinction in wildfire-affected areas in Victoria, according to a new research. Banksia cunninghamii, also known as the Hairpin Banksia, have woody fruits that are opened by the heat of fire to release seeds. However, those seeds need to grow into plants old enough to produce their own fruits before the next fire. Researchers from Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research at Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, analysed sites that were burned during the Black Saturday bushfires in 2019-2020. "80 percent of [the Hairpin Banksia's] recorded occurrences in East Gippsland were burned in these fires and plants that germinated after this event are not expected to reach reproductive maturity for at least a decade (early 2030s)," they write in their conclusion. "If fire returns within the next decade to areas burned in 2019-2020, the remaining populations would be under threat..." The researchers recommend measures to protect the banksias, including continued assessment and monitoring of populations, as well as burning at intervals to encourage seed release. They also suggest seed banking may be needed to protect genetic diversity and for restoration. They published their findings in Australian Journal of Botany: https://lnkd.in/gZUdT6hn #AusJBotany

A study published in Pacific Conservation Biology shows that Fiji’s rivers are of critical importance for bull shark reproduction. The international team of researchers tagged 31 female bull sharks with tracking devices in Fiji between 2016 and 2018. Fourteen sharks were detected in rivers during the season in which bull sharks are known to give birth to their young. This work could help inform protective measures for habitats for this species, which is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Dive into the details about this study in the article in Pacific Conservation Biology: Connecting the dots: tracking bull sharks from a provisioning site into the species’ river parturition sites in Fiji: https://lnkd.in/gz46TXrN 📷 1) NaluPhoto, Getty Images, 3) Beachy Photography LLC from Getty Images #PacificConsBio #IUCNRedList #Conservation

If the Queen of Christmas says so, then it must be 📚 🎄 There's free standard shipping on book orders within Australia and NZ over $80, but hurry: time is running out to order for Xmas, so don't delay. Head to our gift catalogue for inspiration: https://lnkd.in/gbWuPHRt Which books are on your wish list?

Seeking a gift that will help the curious kids in your life explore, learn and unplug? A Double Helix magazine subscription is the gift that will keep giving all year long! Order by 17 December to start your subscription with the sense-sational December issue, which focuses on ways of seeing differently. You can also take advantage of our festive special discount: https://lnkd.in/g2SJM9sM

Have you been attending The Royal Australian Chemical Institute #IC24 conference this week? Journal Manager Patrick Hannah has been enjoying chatting to delegates about Australian Journal of Chemistry, as well as catching up with Editor-in-Chief George Koutsantonis and Social Media Editor Masnun Naher. Be sure to drop by our stand tomorrow for a chat about publishing your next paper in Australian Journal of Chemistry! #Inorganic24 #Chemistry #InorganicChemistry #AusJChem

New Zealanders are accepting of and prefer self-testing for human papilloma virus (HPV), rather than having a clinician-led cervical smear test, but there is a lack of knowledge about the new cervical screening process, according to research from University of Otago, published in Journal of Primary Care. "Education, information provision and clear communication at all stages of the screening pathway are important for patient understanding and confidence in this new screening process", says lead author Dr Sally Rose from the Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice at the University of Otago. https://lnkd.in/g6uMJcwG Journal of Primary Health Care is the peer-reviewed, #OpenAaccess research journal of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. #JPrimaryHealthCare #OpenAccess