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Carbon sinks in the desert catch the eye of Elon Musk’s XPrize competition

Picture a vast desert plain, parched by years of drought. Follow this barren landscape to where it meets the sea, and you’ll find a humid oasis of lush farmland that feeds local communities and sequesters several tonnes of CO2 per year. This is no fantasy – it is the work of our partners at Seawater Greenhouse. Our shared vision has just earned us a place in the Top 60 submissions of the coveted XPrize Award.

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Ecologists launch off-the-chart data analysis service with OUTLIER

The delivery of specialised ecological and environmental data services through the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has been streamlined through the creation of OUTLIER, a new unit aimed at providing statistical support to industry and government.

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Re-examining residential risk as climate change intensifies

While stories about the stoic community response to the devastating Queensland and New South Wales floods might be inspiring, according to ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researcher in geography, environment and population, Associate Professor Douglas Bardsley, the reality of global warming requires that we confront the human and economic costs head-on.

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Professor Andrew Lowe appointed interim director of Environment Institute

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New study unlocks mystery origin of iconic Aussie snakes

New research led by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has found the first tangible evidence that the ancestors of some of ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s most venomous snakes arrived by sea rather than by land – the dispersal route of most other ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn reptiles.

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50 regional and remote schools look to uncover new insect species

Fifty regional and remote schools across South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog, Queensland and Western ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog have been selected to take part in a new citizen science project, Insect Investigators, led by the South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Museum and supported by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide.

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History of modern human arrival in Europe rewritten, as new fossil discovered

An international research team including scientists from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has found evidence of human occupation in Europe almost 10,000 years earlier than previously documented, a discovery that stands to rewrite modern human andÌýNeanderthal histories on the continent.

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EVENT: Electric Dreams: Anthropocene in C Major featuring Professor Melissa Nursey-Bray

How can art empower us to tackle the climate emergency?

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Dr Alice Jones appointed lecturer in Resilience Ecology

We are delighted to announce Environment Institute member Dr Alice Jones, has been appointed to the position of lecturer in Resilience Ecology.

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Heading towards an improved marine aquaculture sector

It’s one of the world’s fastest growing food industries and, with the introduction of some new strategies investigated by researchers at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide andÌýThe Nature Conservancy, could soon be one of its greenest.

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