News: evolutionary biology + Evolutionary Biology
Scientists in the news this week: August 2020

Here are the stories of University of Adelaide scientists and science graduates in the news this week.
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Dinosaur relative’s genome linked to mammals

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the tuatara – a rare reptile whose ancestors once roamed the earth with dinosaurs.
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Call of the wild

Episode 4, In Their Element Podcast
Meet science graduate Jacob Maher, who was sure his career was going to be finding out who's who in the zoo, but graduated with a passion for all things nature.
Video: Shape-Shifting Sea Snakes

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.
New DNA test created to locate rare underwater animals

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 12, 2020

Your round-up of University of Adelaide scientists and science graduates in the news this week.
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Scientists in the news this week: June 5, 2020

Your round-up of University of Adelaide scientists and science graduates in the news this week.
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Scientists in the news this week: May 29, 2020

Your round-up of University of Adelaide scientists and science graduates in the news this week.
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Scientists use novel remote sensing techniques to map ancient Aboriginal ‘tool-stone’ resources

University of Adelaide remote sensing research features on the cover of the journal Geoarchaeology.
Ancient DNA researchers surprised by genetic continuity of Andes civilisations

The first large-scale study of DNA belonging to ancient humans of the central Andes in South America has uncovered some surprising results.
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