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 […]
Sustainability
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 […]
Playford Trust rewards high achievers
Fourteen successful Flinders University graduates will forge ahead with their research and studies as 2023 Playford Memorial Trust Scholarship winners. They were among leading South Australian […]
Digging up soil sounds and secrets
UK and Australian ecologists have used audio technology to record different types of sounds in the soils of a degraded and restored forest to indicate the […]
Leading role in circular economy
The Australian Government is ramping up efforts to move to a more sustainable circular economy by 2030. With Australia’s chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley, Flinders University […]
Modelling shows interrupted river flows endanger frogs
Flooding in the Murray-Darling Basin is creating ideal breeding conditions for many native species that have evolved to take advantage of the temporary conditions. Australian scientists […]
Microplastics flow into Gulf waters
Plastic pollution has been recorded in eight freshwater streams running into Gulf St Vincent, confirming the regular flow of microplastics into local marine environments – and […]
Green hydrogen drives energy summit
With the COP27 international climate summit under way in Egypt, the need for global players to keep the goal of restricting warming to 1.5C has never […]
Fairy-wren personalities put to the test
Contrary to their pretty name and appearance, some Australian superb fairy-wrens can be ‘aggressive’ in the wild – which may be important for their survival. When […]