News: Evolutionary Biology
Sculpture of iconic Ediacaran fossil unveiled
The legacy of science alumni and geological research highlighted with new sculpture celebrating our state’s fossil emblem, Spriggina floundersi.
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Scientists in the news this week: September 2020
Here are the stories of University of Adelaide scientists and science graduates in the news this week.
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Climate change may eliminate world’s largest lizard
The Komodo dragon could be driven to extinction by climate change unless significant measures to intervene are taken soon.
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Using paleo-archives to safeguard biodiversity
The late Quaternary paleorecord, within the past ∼130,000 years, can help to inform present-day management of the Earth's ecosystems and biota under climate change.
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Scientists in the news this week: August 2020
Here are the stories of University of Adelaide scientists and science graduates in the news this week.
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Dinosaur relative’s genome linked to mammals
Scientists have sequenced the genome of the tuatara – a rare reptile whose ancestors once roamed the earth with dinosaurs.
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Video: Shape-Shifting Sea Snakes
Environment Institute researchers are using comparative approaches to understand how phenotypic diversity evolves by the process of natural selection, using a surprising group of animals: sea snakes.
New DNA test created to locate rare underwater animals
Scientists create new species-specific tests that can detect endangered and hard-to-find aquatic animals through the DNA they shed in the water.
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Scientists in the news this week: June 12, 2020
Your round-up of University of Adelaide scientists and science graduates in the news this week.
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Scientists in the news this week: June 5, 2020
Your round-up of University of Adelaide scientists and science graduates in the news this week.
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