News: School of Biological Sciences
New Podcast series - EcoFuturists
Planning for the future and breaking new ground across industries must involve improving our natural environment along the way. Our lives and livelihoods depend on it.
Developing DNA for timber supply chain verification
Researchers at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide in partnership with and , Singapore, have been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Commonwealth Government’s Global Innovation Linkages Program to develop scientific origin verification tools for global timber supply chains.
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Tall Poppy winners announced for 2021
Five ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers have won 2021 South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.
Echidna CSI finalist in the 2021 Eureka Prize
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’sÌýEchidna Conservation Science Initiative (EchidnaCSI)Ìýis a finalist in the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Museum’s 2021 Eureka Prizes.
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Unregulated reptile trade in US has major influence on ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ns’ desire for illegal reptiles
The transnational smuggling of live animals poses a threat to ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s biodiversity, conservation, environmental biosecurity, animal welfare, and human health and wellbeing.
Researchers respond to the IPCC's report that human activity is undeniably heating the planet.
The world’s leading climate scientists at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - IPCC, have warned that the prospect of limiting global warming to 1.5C will be out of reach within 12 years at current rates of greenhouse gas emissions.
Detecting impact of sea level rise in new technique
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide scientists have developed a new simple, inexpensive and fast method to analyse sulfur isotopes, which can be used to help investigate chemical changes in environments such as oceans, and freshwater rivers and lakes.
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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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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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