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Changes in marine ecosystems going undetected

Existing ways of calculating biodiversity dynamics are not very effective in detecting wholesale species community change due to the effects of ocean acidification.

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Study finds famous ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn caves are up to 500,000 years older than we thought - and it could help explain a megafaunaÌýmystery

South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s is one of the world’s best fossil sites, containing a record spanning more than half a million years. Among the remains preserved in layers of sand are the bones of many iconic ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn megafauna species that became extinct between 48,000 and 37,000 years ago.

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We helped fill a major climate change knowledge gap, thanks to 130,000-year-old sediment in Sydney lakes

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Invasion Science & Wildlife Ecology Group accolades at the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions 'Balanced Research Program'.

Congratulations to Dr Pablo Garcia Diaz, Adam Toomes and who were acknowledged at last Friday's 'Balanced Research Program' celebrations in the in Canberra.

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Future Fellowship announcement

Congratulations to Environment Institute's , who was awarded an for his project 'Quantifying the economic and social impacts of drought in rural ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog' in the recently announced round.

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Trees for Good Project: Budding scientists barking up the right tree

There’s not much that kids love more than digging holes in dirt.ÌýAnd last week, a group of students from Alberton Primary School got their hands dirty planting their own trees with the launch of an exciting new project.

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Upcoming Three Minute Thesis final

Good luck toÌýÌýPhD CandidateÌýIsobel Hume, who is a Three Minute Thesis (3MT) finalist and will present her research on 'Urban Food Security' at tomorrow's 3MT Final!

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Tropical and desert grasses may migrate further south

The maximum summer temperature and the amount of rainfall in summer are the two climate factors that determine the type of native grass that grows in a region, ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn researchers have found in a recent study.

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Housing design for older South Aussies under the spotlight

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers will investigate the quality of housing for older South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogns to improve their wellbeing and resilience to extreme weather.

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Protecting Adelaide's Urban Trees

Growing Adelaide’s tree canopy has been in the , andÌý have revealed that we are losing trees at an alarming rate, with potentially devastating consequences for the liveability of our city. To support a review of South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog's tree protection laws, the South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Attorney General's Department, Planning and Land Use Services, commissioned the Environment Institute to investigate urban tree protection laws across ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog, and make recommendations as to how South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog's laws could be strengthened to save more trees.

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