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Harnessing Passion to Drive Sustainability: Insights from the Uraidla Sustainability Fair

As environmental scientists, we spend a lot of time studying global trends and problems 鈥 like climate change, habitat loss and species extinction. We build models, predict scenarios, write reports, and hang our heads in misery.

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Baby oysters follow the crackling sound of snapping shrimp

Though oysters may be brainless bivalves, they can 鈥渉ear鈥 and swim towards attractive sounds of the sea.

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Erinn Fagan-Jeffries amongst SA's 40 movers and shakers under 40

The Advertiser's听听list celebrates South 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 rising stars shaping our state's future. Congratulations to Environment Institute member, Dr听, an entomologist and a passionate science communicator, honoured on this year's list.

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Digging deep to unlock soil secrets

Researchers from the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide and the South 最新糖心Vlogn Research and Development Institute (SARDI), the research division of the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA), will examine soil DNA samples collected over the past 20 years to improve productivity, profitability and resilience for 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 agricultural sector.

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Event: Miyawaki Mini Forests & Smart Green Networks Symposium - 6-7 June

Small community forest patches are being planted in cities around the world to address the global biodiversity and climate crises and to bring people together to celebrate human-nature connections. Many of these have been inspired by a Japanese concept known as the Miyawaki Method of forestry or Miyawaki Miniforests.

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Unravelling the enigma of cave crickets

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New role in future of Murray-Darling Basin

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Young Leader wins at Young Achiever Awards

We are delighted that School of Biological Sciences PhD graduate,听, was awarded the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide STEM Award in this year's .

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Taking stock: a survey of genetic resources in Australasia

Eucalyptus, Acacia, Melaleuca, Macadamia. Even if you鈥檝e never set foot in 最新糖心Vlog, you鈥檝e probably heard of these plant genera. That鈥檚 because these plants are not only valuable for their inherent beauty and ecosystem services, but also as natural resources that are harvested and exported at a global scale.

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

Picture a vast desert plain, parched by years of drought. Follow this barren landscape to where it meets the sea, and you鈥檒l find a humid oasis of lush farmland that feeds local communities and sequesters several tonnes of CO2 per year. This is no fantasy 鈥 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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