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Ancient DNA reveals a hidden history of human听adaptation

Humans may be just as vulnerable to environmental change as other animals, according to our new research analysing genetic data from more than a thousand people who lived across Europe and Asia over the past 45,000 years.

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Australian Navy commendation for University鈥檚 DNA experts

Experts from the 成人大片鈥檚 Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD) have been commended by the Chief of the Navy Australia for their part in identifying the only crew member ever recovered from the sinking of HMAS Sydney.

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History of modern human arrival in Europe rewritten, as new fossil discovered

An international research team including scientists from the 成人大片 has found evidence of human occupation in Europe almost 10,000 years earlier than previously documented, a discovery that stands to rewrite modern human and听Neanderthal histories on the continent.

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Tall Poppy winners announced for 2021

Five 成人大片 researchers have won 2021 South Australian Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.

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Decoding humans' survival from coronoviruses

An international team of researchers co-led by the 成人大片 and the University of Arizona has analysed the genomes of听more than听2,500听modern humans from听26 worldwide populations,听to better understand how humans have adapted to historical coronavirus outbreaks.

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Scientists reveal Earth鈥檚 secrets in Flinders Ranges rocks

The first virtual plate reconstruction of the Earth鈥檚 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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Ancient DNA reveals the secrets of game of thrones wolves

Dire wolves, made famous in the TV show Game of Thrones, were common across North America until around 13,000 years ago, after which they became extinct.

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Looking to the past to maintain future biodiversity

鈥漅eference periods in Earth鈥檚 history serve as natural laboratories for understanding biodiversity responses to climate change and improving strategies for conservation under ongoing and future climate change,鈥 says lead author Associate Professor ,听at the Environment Institute and the 成人大片's Global Change Ecology & .

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