News: Science communication
Fishing for Data on Plastics
The problem of plastics in our oceans and their potential impact on people, plants, animals and entire ecosystems was front and centre at the recent .
Launch of new research program - 'Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future'
TheÌýARC Special Research Initiative in Excellence in Antarctic Science Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future is a leading international research program which will deliver interdisciplinary research to forecast environmental change across the Antarctic region, to deployÌýeffective environmental stewardship strategies in the face of this change, and to secure Antarctica as a natural reserve devoted to peace and science.
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PODCAST - Taxonomy - the benefits of naming nature with Professor Andy Austin
'Taxonomy – the benefits of naming nature’, explores the importance of taxonomy and how it can lead to an increase in society valuing nature.
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New canopy surveillance systems are set to ring in the age of precision viticulture
Artificial intelligence and computer vision have advanced in leaps and bounds in the past decade. Now, ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn wine growers are primed to add these technologies to their arsenal.
Discovering drivers of habitat hotspots with community science
One of the overwhelming messages from this federal election is that ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogns care deeply about protecting our environment. We see this not only in our polling booths, but increasingly, also in the way communities partner with us on science that protects our planet.
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Erinn Fagan-Jeffries amongst SA's 40 movers and shakers under 40
The Advertiser'sÌýÌýlist celebrates South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s rising stars shaping our state's future. Congratulations to Environment Institute member, DrÌý, an entomologist and a passionate science communicator, honoured on this year's list.
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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?
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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