News: Evolution and Climate
Tropical fish are invading Australian ocean water
A 成人大片 study of shallow-water fish communities on rocky reefs in south-eastern Australia has found climate change is helping tropical fish species invade temperate Australian waters.
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Murray-Darling Basin water theft laws suck more than river irrigation pumps
Water is one of Australia鈥檚 most valuable commodities. Rights to take water from our nation鈥檚 largest river system, the Murray-Darling Basin, are worth almost A$100 billion. These rights can be bought and sold or leased, with trade exceeding . But water is also being stolen (no-one knows how much) and the thieves usually get away with it.
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Australasian Mangrove and Saltmarsh Network Conference, Adelaide 14-17 November 2023 鈥 鈥楢MSN 2023 鈥 Living Coasts鈥.
Community members, environmental managers, interstate and international researchers will gather in Adelaide this week to celebrate, discuss and review the status of the natural 鈥楲iving Coasts鈥 of the Australasian region.
VIDEO: Jon Dee presenting 'Unleashing the power of trees for healthier communities'
On October 25 this year, the Environment Institute and had the pleasure of hosting Mr Jon Dee for a public lecture on 鈥楿nleashing the power of trees for healthier communities鈥, another instalment in our Hope and Wonder Series.
PODCAST: You can't build an ego when caring for a stream
Listen to this latest EcoFuturist podcast as Professor Andy Lowe talks to Bruce Pascoe from Black Duck Foods about traditional indigenous land management and native food production.
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UPCOMING EVENTS: Nature Festival 2023
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How algae conquered the world 鈥 and other epic stories hidden in the rocks of the Flinders Ranges
Earth was not always so hospitable. Evidence of how it came to be so beautiful and nurturing is locked in the rocks of South Australia鈥檚 Flinders Ranges 鈥 a site now vying for听.
Climate change threatens to cause 鈥榮ynchronised harvest failures鈥 across the globe, with implications for Australia鈥檚 food听security
New research shows scientists have听听to agriculture and global food production. Blind spots in climate models meant 鈥渉igh-impact but deeply-uncertain hazards鈥 were ignored. But now that the threat of 鈥渟ynchronised harvest failures鈥 has been revealed, we cannot ignore the prospect of global famine.
Reef life decline following a decade of ocean warming
Dangers are lurking beneath the sea, but its not what you think. Our marine life may be out of sight, but it does not mean it is out of trouble.
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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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