News: School of Biological Sciences
Eureka! Shellfish reef project wins major award
![Dr Dominic McAfee working on intertidal oysters](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-11/dominic-mcafee-intertidal-oysters-4x3.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=coVUl9AV)
University of Adelaide marine ecologists are among a team of scientists awarded a Eureka Prize for their research towards rebuilding Australia’s lost shellfish reefs.
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$7m boost for sciences research
![Researcher photo Linda Armbrecht](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-11/researcher-photo-linda-armbrecht-4x3.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=4pZ5TPqZ)
ARC Discovery projects showcase the dynamic breadth of sciences research at the University of Adelaide.
River Murray fish species bounce back from Millennium Drought
![A fish ladder on the Murray Barrages. Fish swim through this structure to move from the estuary. into the freshwater lakes and River Murray. Without fish ladders, fish are seldom able to move past the barrages. Brenton Zampatti, Author provided](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-11/news-zampatti-murray-fish-ladder-barrages.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=PVynrNdr)
Research shows some native migratory fish species are now thriving after an earlier threat of extinction.
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A pain in the grass: Native wildlife and cultural sites in arid Australia at risk
![Buffel grass growing right under desert fig, a bushfood that’s sensitive to fire. Ellen Ryan-Colton, Author provided](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-11/news-buffel-fig.jpg?h=b8aae163&itok=A8wfsVMY)
Researchers have uncovered, for the first time, the extent of impact that buffel grass has on the environment in arid Australia.
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Scientists in the news this week: October 2020
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‘What even is the economy?’ Citymag has published a three-part series on ‘how SA makes money and stuff’ featuring several University of Adelaide scientists and science graduates.
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Cat diseases - the impact on our health and economy
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Scientists have examined the rates of cat diseases in Australia, their health effects, and the costs to our economy.
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'Ingenious' scientists feature at key research-industry showcase
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Scientists will feature at Ingenuity 2020 – a showcase of student projects exploring real-life applications across all disciplines of STEM.
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Droughts are threatening global wetlands: new study
![Dried and cracked soils in the Lower Lakes region of South Australia during the Millennium Drought. Credit: Luke Mosley](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-10/mosley-cracked-soils.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=djgOa2Sc)
Scientists highlight the physical and chemical changes that occur during droughts that lead to severe, and sometimes irreversible, drying of wetland soils.
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Sculpture of iconic Ediacaran fossil unveiled
![Spriggina floundersi sculpture](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-10/sprigg-fossil-142510.jpg?h=8d7628e1&itok=DRuv63Gu)
The legacy of science alumni and geological research highlighted with new sculpture celebrating our state’s fossil emblem, Spriggina floundersi.
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Scientists set to track Kangaroo Island’s post-bushfire ecosystem recovery
![Pat Hodgens of Kangaroo Island Land for Wildlife sets a camera trap to monitor the recovery of the endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart (credit: Kangaroo Island Land for Wildlife)](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-10/TERN-KI-PatHodgens.jpg?h=8471d322&itok=2I130R55)
Post-fire recovery rates and ecosystem resilience of Kangaroo Island’s bushfire affected areas will be monitored when scientists return to the island this month.
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