News: Research
New funding for carbon storage in coastal ecosystems
![University of Adelaide PhD student Hannah Auricht and technician Tan Dang sampling salt marsh soil cores near St Kilda to analyse for carbon content](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-02/news-blue-carbon-saltmarsh.jpg?h=e1a1a6b6&itok=9MYH2oJo)
Scientists are investigating the potential for more carbon storage in our coastal ecosystems with new funding from the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board.
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Advanced fertiliser research forges ahead with new industry contract
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Enhanced spreading, improved efficiency and reduced environmental impact will be the focus of continuing fertiliser research under a new five-year partnership agreement with US-based fertiliser producer The Mosaic Company.
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Scientists develop CT scanning technique for stress tolerance in wheat
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Scientists have developed a computed tomography (CT) scanning method for screening large samples of wheat for drought and heat tolerance.
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The bush is a hive of activity, but let's not forget our native pollinators
![A blue-banded bee drinking nectar from a lucerne flower. Image: Katja Hogendoorn](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-02/blue-banded-bee.jpg?h=d975454e&itok=f0SmHbVJ)
The honeybee industry sustained considerable losses in the recent fires, but native species of bees, beetles, flies and birds are just as important for crops.
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Self-fertile almond varieties create buzz ahead of harvest
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Upcoming almond harvest to provide the best commercial indication yet of the success of University-developed self-fertile varieties.
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Early exposure to infections doesn’t protect against allergies, but getting into nature might
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Scientists say keep washing your hands, especially in cities and airports, but don’t be afraid of getting a little dirty in biodiverse environments.
Past climate safe havens now most vulnerable
![Forecast warming threatens species in biodiversity rich regions, including the Indo–Pacific](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-02/news-climate-change-se-asia-map-fish.jpg?h=1255a8dd&itok=WTGiGvor)
Scientists are investigating ways to intervene and facilitate climate adaptation at high-biodiversity locations expected to be hit the hardest by climate change.
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Leading particle physicist receives highest Australia Day award
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Honours for Professor Anthony Thomas, who put the University of Adelaide on the world map of outstanding centres working in fundamental nuclear and particle physics.
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eDNA techniques to transform subterranean environmental assessment
![A tiny (0.7 mm long) crustacean from the family Parabathynellidae found in groundwater aquifers in the Pilbara region of Western Australia (Image by Kym Abrams)](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-01/news-subterranean-fauna-parabathynellidae.jpg?h=fbf4b26c&itok=I67RS2Zy)
A new project is set to transform understanding of the impact of mining on Australian subterranean species.
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Drones helping Australian sea lion survival
![Australian sea lions are in trouble. Their population has never recovered from the impact of the commercial sealing that occurred mainly in the 19th century.](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-01/news-sealion-main.jpg?h=96a96008&itok=UY25lboU)
Australian sea lions are in trouble. Scientists are using drones to investigate the health of these animals.
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