29,000 years of Aboriginal life on Murray
The known timeline of the Aboriginal occupation of South Australia’s Riverland region has been vastly extended by new research led by Flinders University in collaboration with […]
Aboriginal artefacts on continental shelf reveal ancient landscapes
The first underwater Aboriginal archaeological sites have been discovered off northwest Australia dating back thousands of years when the current seabed was dry land. Aboriginal artefacts […]
Leading SA hydrogeologist joins Australian Research Council
Internationally renowned earth scientist, hydrogeologist and groundwater expert at Flinders University Professor Craig Simmons is joining the Australian Research Council as Executive Director, Maths, Physics, Chemistry […]
Vital conservation projects kick off
Australia’s environment is battling hotter, dryer and more extreme conditions – including bushfires – and scientists are being called in to help restore degraded landscapes and […]
Bushfires have reshaped life on Earth before
The catastrophic bushfires raging across much of Australia have not only taken a huge human and economic toll, but also delivered heavy blows to biodiversity and […]
Raising plants to withstand climate change
Success with improving a model plant’s response to harsh conditions is leading plant molecular researchers to move to food crops including wheat, barley, rice and chickpeas. […]
Next-gen solar cells spin in new direction
A new nanomaterial made from phosphorus, known as phosphorene, is shaping up as a key ingredient for more sustainable and efficient next-generation perovskite solar cells (PSCs). […]
Wind farm noise recorded almost 9km away
Audible and potentially annoying indoor low-frequency noise from a wind farm is present for about 16% of the time at distances up to 3.5km, field data […]
Earliest maritime routes mapped from the north
New insights into how people first arrived in Australia have identified the most likely routes travelled by Aboriginal people tens of thousands of years ago. The […]