Dodo descendant found in ‘Zealandia’
A new pigeon species, the Zealandian Dove, which is related to the extinct dodo, has been identified by Australian and NZ researchers. New Zealand only has […]
Burrowing into the inner world of snake evolution
Looking inside the head of a snake is so much easier when the snake is a fossil. Flinders University and South Australian Museum postdoctoral researcher Alessandro […]
A busy bee behind the lens
They’re small and furry with a sting in their tail but look truly magnificent enlarged by a camera. So much so, dramatic native bee photos by […]
From bugs to biochem – ARC grants tackle the big issues
Better production of clean biofuels, archaeology secrets of ancient Australia and insights from insect vision for road safety are among Flinders University research projects to receive federal ARC funding.
Bees abuzz with global warming
Scientists at Flinders are investigating the effects of global warming on native bees, including the common carpenter bee.
Talk and tweets offer a window into political thinking
Voting along party lines obscures the opinions of individuals, so Professor Thad Kousser intends to use other indicators, including tweets, to find out what our politicians really think.
Treating climate change: an urgent case for doctors
It usually falls to scientists to talk about the urgency of the need to combat climate change, but Dr Ingo Weber believes that doctors should also take a leading role.
Climate change to put dunes on the move
The instability of coastal sand dunes – already an issue for Adelaide’s suburban beaches – is likely to worsen as sea levels rise with global warming.
Bee genes tell a tale of climate change
The genetic record of bee species in the islands of the South Pacific carries evidence of the dramatic global effects of climate change over the past 20,000 years, Flinders research has found.