News: Research
Tectonic time-lapse: One billion years of Earth’s history in 40 seconds
![Distribution of continental crust, ocean basins and plate boundaries in the plate model at 0 Ma (current day). Credit: Merdith et al. 2021 (Earth Science Reviews).](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-02/collins-0ma-tectonics.jpg?h=55b6b614&itok=5ZZzkkvJ)
Adelaide scientists are part of an international research team that has published the first full tectonic plate reconstruction of the last billion years.
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High CO2 to slow tropical fish move to cooler waters
![Moorish idol - a coral reef species extending its ranges into temperate Australia under climate change. Image credit: Ericka Coni](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-02/news-fish-co2-moorish-idol.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=CYxpxPVK)
Ocean acidification predicted under continuing high CO2 emissions may make cooler, temperate waters less welcoming to tropical fish.
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Science awards celebrate academic, student and staff success
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The recent Faculty of Sciences’ awards showcase celebrated research, teaching, leadership, professional staff and student success.
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Students and graduates leading backyard biodiversity and citizen science
![Biology Society of South Australia Bradley Bianco](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-01/bssa-backyardheroes-2-bradley-43.jpg?h=fa12a5ab&itok=RGiojwXv)
Ever wanted to attract native reptiles, bees and birds to your backyard?
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Fish have bigger sex organs and more reproductive success in acidic oceans
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Some species of fish will have higher reproductive capacity because of larger sex organs, under the more acidic oceans of the future.
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Ancient DNA research reveals evolutionary secrets of Game of Thrones dire wolves
![Artwork credit: Mauricio Antón/Nature. Caption: Somewhere in Southwestern North America during the late Pleistocene, a pack of dire wolves (Canis dirus) are feeding on their bison kill, while a pair of grey wolves (Canis lupus) approach in the hopes of scavenging. One of the dire wolves rushes in to confront the grey wolves, and their confrontation allows a comparison of the bigger, larger-headed and reddish-brown dire wolf with its smaller, grey relative.](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-01/news-canis-dirus-scene-color.jpg?h=6b9fc150&itok=MSSWAEoE)
University of Adelaide scientists have sequenced the ancient DNA of dire wolf fossils for the first time and uncovered new secrets of the animal made famous by the TV show Game of Thrones.
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Genomics milestone: Scientists uncover genomes of platypus and echidna
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University of Adelaide scientists have produced the first ever echidna genome and a greatly improved, high-quality platypus genome sequence.
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COVID-19 detector dog research and trials underway
![A COVID-19 detector dog enrolled in the NOSAIS program led by professor Dominique Grandjean and Clothilde Julien from the Alfort Veterinary School (France)](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-08/news-covid-detector-dog-alfort-conversation.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=DrGpR7Du)
14 dogs have begun their training as COVID-19 detector dogs.
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Ecologist Samantha Munroe named Superstar of STEM
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School of Biological Sciences and TERN researcher joins latest cohort of brilliant women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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Marine creatures with incredible vision drove an evolutionary arms race
![An artist’s reconstruction of ‘Anomalocaris’ briggsi swimming within the twilight zone](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-12/news-radiodont-kenny.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=bIZ389Oz)
Palaeontologists have helped shed an evolutionary light on a 500-million-year-old deep sea creature.
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