Environment, sustainability and climate change /research/ en Restoring lost reefs: bringing oysters back from extinction /research/news/list/2024/06/19/restoring-lost-reefs-bringing-oysters-back-from-extinction With ‘ocean music’ and a multi-species approach, ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide research is helping restore reefs crucial to the recovery of lost ecosystems. June 19 2024 Victoria Markos /research/news/list/2024/06/19/restoring-lost-reefs-bringing-oysters-back-from-extinction Preserving culture: protecting heritage buildings against earthquakes /research/news/list/2024/04/18/preserving-culture-protecting-heritage-buildings-against-earthquakes Our engineering researchers have developed breakthrough methods to earthquake-proof heritage buildings, advancing disaster resilience and safeguarding historic cultural sites around the globe. April 18 2024 Victoria Markos /research/news/list/2024/04/18/preserving-culture-protecting-heritage-buildings-against-earthquakes New AI-powered Bushfire-fighting App NOBURN Goes Live /research/news/list/2024/01/24/new-ai-powered-bushfire-fighting-app-noburn-goes-live ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide experts from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) developed a new AI-powered model to help predict and prevent devastating bushfires.  January 24 2024 Danny De Casto /research/news/list/2024/01/24/new-ai-powered-bushfire-fighting-app-noburn-goes-live Research Tuesdays Lecture Series: Risk-ready or not? /research/news/list/2023/03/23/research-tuesdays-lecture-series-risk-ready-or-not With the ever-advancing spectre that is climate change, reducing harm caused by climate-driven disasters will take greater community action and increased collaboration between government, researchers, and industry. March 23 2023 Rachel Henley /research/news/list/2023/03/23/research-tuesdays-lecture-series-risk-ready-or-not Wildlife trade threatening unprotected animals /research/news/list/2022/11/08/wildlife-trade-threatening-unprotected-animals New research from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s Invasion Science and Wildlife Ecology Group shows that three times as many unregulated species are being imported into the US compared to regulated species. November 08 2022 Danny De Casto /research/news/list/2022/11/08/wildlife-trade-threatening-unprotected-animals Ocean Warming Threatens Richest Marine Biodiversity /research/news/list/2022/09/02/ocean-warming-threatens-richest-marine-biodiversity Creatures that make their homes in tropical waters have enjoyed mostly unchanged temperatures for the past twenty thousand years. Now, new research from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide suggests that these extremely biodiverse areas will be hit the hardest by climate change-induced oceanic warming – and the wildlife is not ready to adapt. September 02 2022 Danny De Casto /research/news/list/2022/09/02/ocean-warming-threatens-richest-marine-biodiversity Stress less! Targeting the plant cargo hub to help them deal with environmental stress /research/news/list/2022/02/28/stress-less-targeting-the-plant-cargo-hub-to-help-them-deal-with-environmental Just like an international port in a big city, every individual plant cell contains its own cargo hub that responds to their import and export needs. February 28 2022 Kate Rischmueller /research/news/list/2022/02/28/stress-less-targeting-the-plant-cargo-hub-to-help-them-deal-with-environmental Citizen scientists recruited to EchidnaCSI /research/news/list/2022/02/28/citizen-scientists-recruited-to-echidnacsi Echidnas are one of ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s most iconic mammals, but although the prickly critters have made their homes in hundreds of different habitats across the country, some populations are sadly in decline. February 28 2022 Kate Rischmueller /research/news/list/2022/02/28/citizen-scientists-recruited-to-echidnacsi The foundation for cereal crops that beat the heat /research/news/list/2022/02/11/the-foundation-for-cereal-crops-that-beat-the-heat A project conducted by ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide and Macquarie ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog researchers has revealed insights into how an ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn ‘wild rice’ thrives in extreme heat, opening the door for the breeding of new cereal crops that can withstand high temperatures. February 11 2022 Kate Rischmueller /research/news/list/2022/02/11/the-foundation-for-cereal-crops-that-beat-the-heat Stopping the illegal trade in timber from a server farm in Adelaide /research/news/list/2021/12/14/stopping-the-illegal-trade-in-timber-from-a-server-farm-in-adelaide Most people appreciate the enormous cost and suffering caused by the illegal global smuggling of people, drugs and arms. But illegal logging rivals those in monetary value and impact. December 14 2021 Kate Rischmueller /research/news/list/2021/12/14/stopping-the-illegal-trade-in-timber-from-a-server-farm-in-adelaide