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EVENT: Exploring echidnas, poop and insects on Kangaroo Island
Join our researchers in echidna and insect biology, to learn all about the secret lives of these remarkable species on Kangaroo Island.
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Invertebrates as pets: The truth behind the trade
For some people, the idea of having tarantulas and scorpions living in their house is a nightmare; for others, keeping insects is a hobby and a passion.
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Averting disaster with UNHaRMED software
It’s an unsettling prognosis. Driven by climate change, population growth and economic development, natural hazards —such as the recent bushfires in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ and the US, heatwaves in Europe, and floods in Japan—will in coming years become an even bigger threat.
The race to stop illegal trading of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n lizards
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n reptiles face serious conservation threats from illegal poaching fuelled by international demand and the exotic pet trade.
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Our experts refute River Murray estuary claims
A team of scientists, led by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Associate Professor John Tibby, has confirmed that the lower River Murray was not an estuary in the mid-Holocene period (more than 7000 years ago) – reinforcing scientific evidence likely to influence important river management policy decisions.
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APPLY NOW: Future Making Fellowship Scheme - fellowships for real-world impact
Time to get serious about your research career at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide
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Blue is the new green
In the search for potential natural allies to help combat climate change, marine coastal vegetation sits near the top of the list.

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