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2021 Adelaide Festival of Ideas program launched
Reborn Festival of Ideas to shine brighter than ever with Stan Grant, Clementine Ford, Taryn Brumfitt, Costa Georgiadis, Gavin Wanganeen, Matt Stone and Ben Shewry.
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Flinders Ranges rocks reveal Earth’s secrets
The first virtual plate reconstruction of the Earth’s last billion years of geological history is providing deeper insight into what formed our planet and made it into how it is today.
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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide among world’s top 1% in rankings
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide continues to be recognised as one of the world’s top universities, with today’s release of the .
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Depression 50% higher in women with PCOS
Women diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) are 1.5 times more likely to have symptoms of clinical depression than women without the condition, a new study from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute has found. This was the case whether or not women knew they had PCOS.
Combatting child sex abuse: Research Tuesdays
Disturbingly, there is considerable evidence to suggest global demand for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is growing.
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Sea snakes show their sensitive side to court potential mates
Decades of research has revealed the remarkable morphological adaptations of sea snakes to aquatic life, which include paddle-shaped tails, salt-excreting glands, and the ability to breathe through their skin.
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New insights into survival of ancient Western Desert peoples
Researchers at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide have used more than two decades of satellite-derived environmental data to form hypotheses about the possible foraging habitats of pre-contact Aboriginal peoples living in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s Western Desert.
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Soft tissue measurements critical to hominid reconstruction
Accurate soft tissue measurements are critical when making reconstructions of human ancestors, a new study from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide and Arizona State ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ has found.
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On a mission to discover unknown ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n species
Insect expert Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s School of Biological Sciences, has thrown her support behind a new mission launched by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Academy of Science’s Taxonomy ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, to discover and document all unknown ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n species by 2050.
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New biocontrol research to help prevent mice plagues
Scientists at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide are partnering with the CSIRO and the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions on breakthrough genetic biocontrol research to help control mice populations and prevent future mice plagues.
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