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The article discusses preference of Australians for the stars when it comes to energy efficient homes. Topics include role of energy rating systems, national building codes for detached and semi-detached dwellings, and collaboration of property researcher Georgia Warren-Myers from the University of Melbourne with University of Cambridge visiting fellow Franz Fuerst.

The article discusses cyanobacteria to understand cod, bream and perch clogging the Darling River in western New South Wales. Topics include views of Anusuya Willis, a research scientist, on algal blooms; emphasis on remote satellite sensing and probes that detect specific pigments in the water help keep us alert to cyanobacterial levels in waterways; and competition between cyanobacteria and photosynthesising organisms.

The article offers insights regarding the conduction of ocean research so as to asses their changing state. Topics discussed include the role of "eReefs" collaboration program which was formed by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), the Australian Institute of Marine Science, Bureau of Meteorology and the government of Queensland and of observatories like the Lucinda Jetty observatory located in North Queensland in the matter.

The article reports on the Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. It mentions that the reef is visited annually for its whale sharks and corals which are considered essential for maintaining wildlife population. An overview of the perspective of ecologist Damian Thomson on its recreational, ecological and cultural value is also presented.

The article offers information on coastal waters of northwest Western Australia encompassing the Kimberley and Pilbara regions which serves as home for dugong populations, and mentions efforts of researchers to use scientist􀃒c methods for collecting information on the status of these populations. It mentions efforts of research technician Marlee Hutton to perform studies on starfish distributions, turtle diets and dugong population.

The article reports that scientists are returning to charts of mechanical tidal gauge placed at Victorian port in Williamstown, Australia to improve understanding of weather condition's affect on measurements of changing sea levels around the coast. Topics include importance of machine in understanding global warming's affect on oceans in the future; conversion of historical records numbers into binary with appropriate funding, and details on alternative in case of gauge's malfunction.

The article offers information on Sepia apama, a giant Australian cuttlefish, whose mantle length can exceed half a metre, while its mass has been recorded at a hefty 12 kilograms. It is noted that population of the cuttlefish has reduced significantly in the last decade and researchers speculate that increase in salinity in the gulf due to expansion of industrial activity is the main reason for the decline of the population of cuttlefish.

The article focuses on the research conducted by doctor Louise Morin and colleagues regarding the host-specificity and life cycle of rust. The researchers collaborated with their colleagues from the University of Hawaii for the combination of modelling with known distributions of myrtle species. Results show the contraction of fungus Puccinia (P.) psidii toward the coasts as the climate warms in central Australia.