News: Environmental Science
Plants vs ants: who will survive the climate change challenge?
We are increasingly observing the impact of climate change on biodiversity, but will ants or plants win out?
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Plant scientists discover new complex carbohydrate in barley
The first new complex carbohydrate of its kind to be discovered in barley in more than 30 years has potential applications in food, medicine and cosmetics.
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Earth sciences graduates named Superstars of STEM
Three earth sciences graduates are rocking the new title of being among Australia's latest Superstars of STEM.
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Students go underground with ‘Wombot’
Blackwood High School students are working with University of Adelaide researchers to develop ‘Wombot’, a new vehicle for exploring wombat holes.
How Eurasia's Tianshan mountains set a stage that changed the world
Though you may not know it, the Tianshan mountain range probably changed the lives of your ancestors – and to this day, you.
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The secret lives of fish
Biologists need a careful understanding of population characteristics and dynamics to sustainably manage wild fish.
Rethinking Australia's climate history
Researchers discover evidence of climate change that coincided with the first wave of European settlement of Australia.
World's first global vegetation database
The world's first global vegetation database contains more than 1.1 million complete lists of plant species for all terrestrial ecosystems.
Crowdfunding campaign launched to help save Tassie devil
New research could help save the Tasmanian devil from the deadly disease that's wiping out their population
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When Thailand and Australia were closer neighbours, tectonically speaking
New geology research uncovers the deep links between Australia and Thailand.
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