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‘Here For Good’ Concert featuring Peter Garrett and The Alter Egos

The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide invites you to 'Here for Good', a free outdoor concert by Peter Garrett and The Alter Egos with supporting performances from students of the Elder Conservatorium of Music.

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Environment Institute at WOMAD's Planet Talk

The Adelaide Parklands will come alive in March with the sounds of world music and the chatter of inspiring speakers tackling major planetary challenges at WOMADelaide.

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Ancient DNA reveals a hidden history of humanÌýadaptation

Humans may be just as vulnerable to environmental change as other animals, according to our new research analysing genetic data from more than a thousand people who lived across Europe and Asia over the past 45,000 years.

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On a tiny ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn island, snakes feasting on seabirds evolved huge jaws in a surprisingly shortÌýtime

A study by researchers from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide and other institutions has found that in a population of island tiger snakes the bones in their jaws increase in length after feeding on large prey, while their mainland counterparts show no change.

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There’s something fishy about flake sold in South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog

It is a popular takeaway choice at fish and chip shops, but new research has revealed threatened species of shark are being sold as flake at some outlets across South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog.

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SURVEY: Bandicoot habitat along Brownhill and First Creeks

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Gene-drive strategy could suppress invasive mice on islands

Invasive rodents pose a significant threat to global biodiversity. Current control methods, such as poisoning, trapping, biological control with additional introduction of competitors or predators are often ineffective, costly, and not species specific. Genetic biocontrol has considerable potential to control invasive populations but has not been developed in any vertebrate pest species.

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New Biodiversity Council to Fight the Extinction Crisis

The biodiversity crisis is resulting in catastrophic declines in the unique plants, animals, and ecosystems of megadiverse ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog.

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Director's end of year message

As we all prepare to head off for the Christmas break after a busy and exhausting year, I just wanted to say thank you for your hard work to support the Environment Institute this year. With so many dedicated researchers and initiatives developing, it has been an honour and a privilege to be interim Director of the Environment Institute during 2022.

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Art competition celebrates marine life education

Winners have been announced in a state-wide school art competition aimed at increasing young people’s knowledge of South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn marine life and ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Marine Parks. The students were inspired to create their art following a ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide organised roadshow.

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