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Rare manuscripts and photographs documenting early Australian exploration of Antarctica and its connection to developments in geology and mineralogy have been digitised as part of an ongoing collaborative project between the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ and the National Library of Australia.

Fellow of the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ Professor Doug Hilton AO has been named as the new chief executive of Australia’s national science agency.

Six Fellows of the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to science by receiving an Order of Australia in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours List.

The announcement that the Academy will lead the International Science Council Asia Pacific Regional Focal Point was one of the many achievements highlighted in the Academy’s 2022 annual report, released today.

An engineer, a microbiologist and an ecologist are among 20 researchers recognised for their outstanding contributions to science by being elected Fellows of the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ.

Using climate clues stored in mangroves to better understand our history of droughts and flooding rains, and how storms reduce the ability of kelp forests to fight ocean acidification—these are the outcomes of two projects awarded funding in 2020 through the Thomas Davies Research Grant for Marine, Soil and Plant Biology.

Academy Fellow and polymer chemist Dr Graeme Moad is one of two Australian scientists elected this year to the Royal Society, the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.

The ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ has hosted the final of three expert roundtables on the likely impacts of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef.