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New role in future of Murray-Darling Basin

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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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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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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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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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New study shows the true value of South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn parks

South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s parks are quickly becoming the jewel in the crown of the state’s tourism offering with a new report highlighting the economic worth on top of the conservation value.

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Citizens help unlock the secret lives of echidnas

Researchers at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s Environment Institute and members of the general public have recorded the largest number of echidna sightings across ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog to aid in the conservation of the iconic mammal.

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How older ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogns can beat the heat at home

Researchers at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide have developed a guide for older South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogns to help them to keep the temperature in their homes comfortable during summer and winter.

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