News: Research
Why we're watching the giant Australian cuttlefish
![Juvenile giant Australian cuttlefish developing under rocks in the waters of South Australia. Fred Bavendam, Author provided](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/2018-11/news-cuttlefish.jpg?h=8869a3dd&itok=rmrP6lLq)
We're spying on hundreds, even thousands of tentacled organisms with their unusual distinctive W-shaped eye pupils, and pulsating colours.
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Plant fossils show the Snowy Mountains were once a lush rainforest
![Lilly Pilly or Syzygium smithii growing in forest at Nymboida National Park](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/2018-11/news-lilly-pilly-fruit.jpg?h=fc5862a8&itok=mLrnpH2N)
Lilly Pilly fossils found in old gold mines of the Snowy Mountains, prove the region was once a lush rainforest without snow.
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Tiny Research wins Tall Awards
![2018 South Australian Young Tall Poppy Science Award winners](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/2018-11/news-tall-poppies-2018.jpg?h=2bc3c134&itok=kaL8Y4vo)
They’re working on a small scale to make a big impact in their respective fields. Meet Dr Ben Sparkes and Dr Cameron Shearer.
Open day showcases science careers and ground breaking research within IPAS
![Ipas Open Day image](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/2018-11/ipas-open-day-set-up.jpg?h=bde28bee&itok=2o1qNjJH)
Re-live the first #IPASOpenDay, attended by the general public, university stakeholders, STEM students and industry partners.
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When did Aboriginal people first arrive in Australia?
![Map of the original colonisation of Australia](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/2018-11/news-aus-map-sm.jpg?h=5dabf909&itok=9DhSlTnu)
Many Aboriginal Australians would say with conviction that they have always been here. Their ancestors and traditional learnings tell them of this history, and their precise place within it.
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Nanocrystals may replace traditional hard drives for data storage
![Nanocrystals may replace traditional hard drives for data storage. Image courtesy Travis Jennings - CC BY 3.0.](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/2018-11/news-fluoro-nanocrystals.jpg?h=f16bbee1&itok=0pv3RflD)
Physicists discover that nano-sized crystals of salt encoded with data using light from a laser could be the next data storage technology of choice.
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Scientists and industry unite to explore opportunities for agriculture waste
![Increasing the value of agriculture waste and turning it into new products](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/2018-11/news-fruit-waste.jpg?h=52de1bc4&itok=cGBlR_i_)
Our scientists will lead a research and industry consortium which aims to increase the value of agriculture waste.
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Time to celebrate: Scientists win award for the world’s most precise clock
![Time to celebrate: Scientists win award for the world’s most precise clock](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/2018-11/news-sapphire-crystal.jpg?h=b7499300&itok=9voJaOH3)
A University of Adelaide team of scientists has won one of the prestigious Eureka Prizes for science.
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Scientists explore mine over matter
![A temporary laboratory installed in the Stawell gold mine.](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/2018-11/news-physics-lab-underground-web.jpg?h=a955cd85&itok=WlcSArzZ)
Scientists are placing giant crystals in an old gold mine more than 1km underground, in order to find elusive dark-matter particles.
Love Story Wins Sciences 3-Minute Thesis Final
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Judges fall in love with Joseph Rossi’s biochemistry story about love and betrayal at the Faculty of Sciences 3-Minute Thesis final.
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