News: Environmental Science
High CO2 to slow tropical fish move to cooler waters
Ocean acidification predicted under continuing high CO2 emissions may make cooler, temperate waters less welcoming to tropical fish.
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Students and graduates leading backyard biodiversity and citizen science
Ever wanted to attract native reptiles, bees and birds to your backyard?
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Fish have bigger sex organs and more reproductive success in acidic oceans
Some species of fish will have higher reproductive capacity because of larger sex organs, under the more acidic oceans of the future.
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Genomics milestone: Scientists uncover genomes of platypus and echidna
University of Adelaide scientists have produced the first ever echidna genome and a greatly improved, high-quality platypus genome sequence.
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Ecologist Samantha Munroe named Superstar of STEM
School of Biological Sciences and TERN researcher joins latest cohort of brilliant women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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Marine creatures with incredible vision drove an evolutionary arms race
Palaeontologists have helped shed an evolutionary light on a 500-million-year-old deep sea creature.
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Eureka! Shellfish reef project wins major award
University of Adelaide marine ecologists are among a team of scientists awarded a Eureka Prize for their research towards rebuilding Australia’s lost shellfish reefs.
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$7m boost for sciences research
ARC Discovery projects showcase the dynamic breadth of sciences research at the University of Adelaide.
River Murray fish species bounce back from Millennium Drought
Research shows some native migratory fish species are now thriving after an earlier threat of extinction.
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A pain in the grass: Native wildlife and cultural sites in arid Australia at risk
Researchers have uncovered, for the first time, the extent of impact that buffel grass has on the environment in arid Australia.
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