Big marsupial roamed long distances

One of Australia’s first long-distance walkers has been described after Flinders University palaeontologists used advanced 3D scans and other technology to take a new look at […]

Air quality under the microscope

With air pollution and airborne contaminants emerging as leading causes of illness and death, ecologists are calling for closer examination of the ‘invisible friends’ which live […]

$1.4m to support forestry

Flinders University experts have been awarded almost $1.4 million in funding to refine special satellite surveillance software and drone coverage in an innovative forestry research project. […]

Sharks leave their marks

Dolphins and porpoises are welcome features of Australia’s coastline however little is known about the predation risk they face from sharks in their habitat. In one […]

Low energy, low cost polymer production

Chemistry researchers at Flinders University have ‘struck gold’ by discovering a new way to make ‘green’ polymers from low-cost building blocks with just a small amount […]

How funnel-webs practise safe sex

he complex mating rituals of the Sydney funnel-web spider have now been described in detail for the first time, with sexual routines including leg and body […]

Buoys all at sea to help beaches

As winter storms approach, scientists are gathering data to help combat coastal erosion from two new wave buoys located off South Australia’s leading beach resort Robe […]

Deep dive into seaweed aquaculture

A new research project at Flinders University aims to explore and develop lucrative industrial-scale seaweed production, expected to create hundreds of jobs in regional Australia in […]

Tourists can support science too

From counting koalas on Kangaroo Island to spotting whale sharks in the Indian Ocean, citizen science projects are taking off around the world as the general […]