News: Environmental Science
Marine food webs under increasing stress
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University of Adelaide scientists find growing evidence that marine ecosystems will not cope well with rising sea temperatures caused by climate change.
Dinosaur relative’s genome linked to mammals
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Scientists have sequenced the genome of the tuatara – a rare reptile whose ancestors once roamed the earth with dinosaurs.
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Future Fellows to advance key marine ecology and palaeontology research
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University of Adelaide scientists have been awarded more than $1.5 million to study environmental and climate change, but in vastly different contexts.
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Scientists in the news this week: July 31, 2020
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Here are the stories of University of Adelaide scientists and science graduates in the news this week.
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Scientists in the news this week: July 24, 2020
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Here are the stories of University of Adelaide scientists and science graduates in the news this week.
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Kangaroo Island bee B&Bs aim to save native pollinators
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Native bees severely impacted by Kangaroo Island bushfires this year are being built new homes in a collaborative project involving the local community and scientists from the University of Adelaide and SA Museum.
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Video: Shape-Shifting Sea Snakes
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Environment Institute researchers are using comparative approaches to understand how phenotypic diversity evolves by the process of natural selection, using a surprising group of animals: sea snakes.
Scientists in the news this week: July 3, 2020
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Your round-up of University of Adelaide scientists and science graduates in the news this week.
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New DNA test created to locate rare underwater animals
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Scientists create new species-specific tests that can detect endangered and hard-to-find aquatic animals through the DNA they shed in the water.
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Scientists in the news this week: June 26, 2020
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Your round-up of University of Adelaide scientists and science graduates in the news this week.
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