News: environment
Understanding nature disconnection and eco-anxiety in young people
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has taken a deeper look at the nature disconnection and eco-anxiety experienced by young people.
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Tropical fish are invading ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n ocean water
A ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide study of shallow-water fish communities on rocky reefs in south-eastern ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ has found climate change is helping tropical fish species invade temperate ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n waters.
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New trial to protect outdoor workers feeling the heat
As South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ns sweat through warmer weather, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers are trialling new approaches to help further protect outdoor workers from the potentially dangerous effects of heat.
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Recycling marine plastics to save wildlife
Protecting turtles from marine debris strewn across the Northern Territory coastline and recycling plastic pollution is the focus of a new ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide-led project.
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Increased flushing vital to Coorong’s long-term health
A new study from ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide scientists has found that extremely high levels of salt and nutrients in the Coorong, an internationally important South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n estuary at the end of the River Murray, is causing serious ecological harm.
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Grants underline ability to partner with industry
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has been awarded $1,405,458 in linkage grants by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Research Council (ARC) to undertake two projects that aim to reduce the uncertainties of capturing and storing COâ‚‚ and to create a new class of optical fibre that will enable the future quantum internet.
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Drone AI counts waterbirds in the Murray-Darling
Innovative drone technology and artificial intelligence (AI) software is providing more accurate monitoring of waterbirds across the Murray–Darling Basin – and could be used to monitor other wildlife in the future.
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Seawater split to produce green hydrogen
Researchers have successfully split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen.
There’s something fishy about flake sold in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥
It is a popular takeaway choice at fish and chip shops, but new research has revealed threatened species of shark are being sold as flake at some outlets across South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.
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Island tiger snakes’ skulls adapt to eat large sea bird chicks
A study by researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide and other institutions has found that in a population of island tiger snakes the bones in their jaws increase in length after feeding on large prey, while their mainland counterparts show no change.
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