News: Research
New standards to assist conservation and decision-making
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University of Adelaide and TERN researchers have partnered with the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) to standardise both environmental monitoring and data systems for improved decision-making.
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Top talent to boost State’s quantum materials future
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One of the world’s leading experts in quantum materials has joined the University of Adelaide.
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DNA tracking of timber to increase forest sustainability and integrity
![A teak tree is sampling in Laos - Photo by Double Helix Tracking Technologies](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-06/teak-sampling-laos.jpg?h=a1123756&itok=5apjhoUH)
University of Adelaide scientists have created a DNA fingerprint map to link teak timber back to its plantation of origin and help reduce the $40 billion illicit trade of timber in the Asia Pacific region.
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Scientists on a mission from moon to mars
![IPAS - Professor Nigel Spooner](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-09/ipas-nigel-spooner.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=KWfHMXEr)
New projects will contribute to investigating the feasibility of deep space exploration to destinations such as Mars.
Lab report: COVID detector dogs start trials at Adelaide Airport
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Six dogs have commenced research trials at Adelaide Airport to determine the feasibility of deploying dogs to detect COVID-19.
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The Federated States of Degradia
![Carbon Neutral, a Perth-based carbon offset provider, has planted 30 million native trees and shrubs since 2008. Their ambition is to plant a 200km highway of trees across Western Australia’s Wheatbelt, as shown in this image taken using a carbon neutral drone by photographer Russell Ord.](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-06/Federated-States-of-Degradia-Article.jpg?h=f7c3c15a&itok=GI5tfHE5)
With almost a third of arable land classified as degraded, what can we do to reverse the rapid pace of degradation and can we do it in a way that benefits us?
New genetic biocontrol research to help prevent mice plagues
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Scientists are partnering with the CSIRO and the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions to fine new solutions to control mice populations.
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COVID testing: Use a Labrador instead of a laboratory
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Dogs are being trained to detect COVID-19. And it turns out they’re pretty good at it.
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Blind dating: Scientists sense the sex life of sea snakes
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Meet the sensitive new age sea snakes that use touch receptors to help them locate and court females.
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Which environments did ancient Aboriginal peoples forage in Australia’s Western Desert?
![Habitat suitability model. Excavated rockshelter sites with long archaeological sequences (lime green) include: (1) Karnatukul (Serpent’s Glen), (2) Bushturkey-3, (3) Kaalpi, (4) Puntuntjarpa, (5) Parnkupirti, (6) Puritjarra, (7) Glen Thirsty, (8) Tjungkupu, and (9) Kulpi Mara.](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-06/news-boone-westerndesert-Fig1_HabitatModel.jpg?h=ff96e258&itok=S7ZlGP-z)
Scientists have used more than two decades of satellite-derived environmental data to suggest the possible foraging habitats of pre-contact Aboriginal peoples living in the Western Desert.