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Rare Kangaroo Island dunnart under threat from feral cats

A study involving researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has found that feral cats are putting the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart – a small, mouse-sized marsupial found only on Kangaroo Island – to the brink of extinction.
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Plant power: the future of sustainability

We know plants are powerful, but are they powerful enough to be the future of sustainability solutions?
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Future fund supports clinical trial on steroid use for pre-term babies

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers have been awarded more than $3 million from the to conduct a clinical trial to help determine the most beneficial dose of steroids for babies born pre-term.
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Updating our understanding of Earth’s architecture

New models that show how the continents were assembled are providing fresh insights into the history of the Earth and will help provide a better understanding of natural hazards like earthquakes and volcanoes.
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Study reveals Indigenous ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ns at higher risk of HPV throat cancers

Researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide have found that throat cancers caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted disease, are 15 times more prevalent in Indigenous ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ns than young non-Indigenous ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ns, and five times the prevalence reported in a systematic review involving the US, Brazil, Mexico and Finland.
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Fellowships celebrate lifelong dedication to science

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Peter Høj AC, Emeritus Professor Peter Langridge, and Professor Timothy Hughes, are among 22 new Fellows of The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Academy of Science.
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On the search for the secrets of southern sky

The next steps are being taken to unlock the secrets of the universe above the southern hemisphere. ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers are working with water tank manufacturer Aquamate to investigate the best way to deploy sensors to detect the highest energy gamma rays from the universe.
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Soil carbon increases under cover crops

Planting cover crops directly underneath grapevines can help mitigate the effects of climate change and improve land sustainability, research conducted by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has found.
New role in future of Murray-Darling Basin

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide will play a key role in a new multi-million dollar collaborative research program set up to safeguard the environmental and commercial future of the Murray-Darling Basin.
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Reducing atrial fibrillation through ED protocol

Researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide will investigate if a streamlined approach to treating atrial fibrillation (AF) in emergency departments leads to a reduction in heart-related hospitalisations.
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