Flinders fossil hunter joins elite group of scientists
Digging deep for ancient life forms provides clues to climate change, the rise and fall of animal kingdoms and even civilisation collapse – while also paving […]
Embrace your microbes, for goodness sake
Can you imagine feeling good about your body being home to trillions of bacteria, viruses – as well as life-giving ‘invisible friend’ microbes in the air, […]
ARC projects go underground for answers
Two new environmental research projects at Flinders University are going underground, after receiving Australian Research Council (ARC) grants. Flinders College of Science and Engineering Professor Gavin […]
Toothed platypus lived 25m years ago
Australia’s platypus, one of the world’s most enigmatic animals, had an exotic origin story, according to an exciting discovery by Flinders University palaeontologists. They have described […]
Fresh eyes on Gondwana fish head
Flinders University researchers have taken a revealing look inside the head of one of the first animals to crawl from the water to live on land […]
EVs can support home energy bills
A new Australian study has found that electric vehicles (EVs) equipped with vehicle-to-home (V2H) technology can significantly reduce household electricity costs and lessen the need for […]
Nanotech natural balm for hair
Hair damaged by dyes, bleaching or harsh sunlight has just got special treatment. Green chemistry researchers at Flinders University are experimenting with plant-based oils to develop […]
Quantum leap for remote energy systems
Engineering researchers at Flinders University have won major federal funding to develop a quantum computing-based demonstrator for remote community energy systems. A quantum computer can perform […]
New insights into ancient ‘bin chicken’
Islands are famous for producing some of the world’s strangest creatures, and now a new international study shows that evolution of bird species on Hawaiian islands […]