environment /newsroom/ en Understanding nature disconnection and eco-anxiety in young people /newsroom/news/list/2024/11/04/understanding-nature-disconnection-and-eco-anxiety-in-young-people An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has taken a deeper look at the nature disconnection and eco-anxiety experienced by young people. November 04 2024 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2024/11/04/understanding-nature-disconnection-and-eco-anxiety-in-young-people Tropical fish are invading Australian ocean water /newsroom/news/list/2024/04/23/tropical-fish-are-invading-australian-ocean-water A ³ÉÈË´óƬ 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. April 23 2024 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2024/04/23/tropical-fish-are-invading-australian-ocean-water New trial to protect outdoor workers feeling the heat /newsroom/news/list/2024/03/06/new-trial-to-protect-outdoor-workers-feeling-the-heat As South Australians sweat through warmer weather, ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers are trialling new approaches to help further protect outdoor workers from the potentially dangerous effects of heat. March 06 2024 Jessica Stanley /newsroom/news/list/2024/03/06/new-trial-to-protect-outdoor-workers-feeling-the-heat Recycling marine plastics to save wildlife /newsroom/news/list/2023/06/01/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 ³ÉÈË´óƬ-led project. June 05 2023 Poppy Nwosu /newsroom/news/list/2023/06/01/recycling-marine-plastics-to-save-wildlife Increased flushing vital to Coorong’s long-term health /newsroom/news/list/2023/04/11/increased-flushing-vital-to-coorongs-long-term-health A new study from ³ÉÈË´óƬ scientists has found that extremely high levels of salt and nutrients in the Coorong, an internationally important South Australian estuary at the end of the River Murray, is causing serious ecological harm. April 12 2023 Lee Gaskin /newsroom/news/list/2023/04/11/increased-flushing-vital-to-coorongs-long-term-health Grants underline ability to partner with industry /newsroom/news/list/2023/02/10/grants-underline-ability-to-partner-with-industry The ³ÉÈË´óƬ has been awarded $1,405,458 in linkage grants by the Australian 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. February 10 2023 Crispin Savage /newsroom/news/list/2023/02/10/grants-underline-ability-to-partner-with-industry Drone AI counts waterbirds in the Murray-Darling /newsroom/news/list/2023/02/08/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. February 09 2023 Eleanor Danenberg /newsroom/news/list/2023/02/08/drone-ai-counts-waterbirds-in-the-murray-darling Seawater split to produce green hydrogen /newsroom/news/list/2023/01/30/seawater-split-to-produce-green-hydrogen Researchers have successfully split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen. February 01 2023 Crispin Savage /newsroom/news/list/2023/01/30/seawater-split-to-produce-green-hydrogen There’s something fishy about flake sold in South Australia /newsroom/news/list/2023/01/18/theres-something-fishy-about-flake-sold-in-south-australia 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 Australia. January 21 2023 Jessica Stanley /newsroom/news/list/2023/01/18/theres-something-fishy-about-flake-sold-in-south-australia Island tiger snakes’ skulls adapt to eat large sea bird chicks /newsroom/news/list/2023/01/16/island-tiger-snakes-skulls-adapt-to-eat-large-sea-bird-chicks A study by researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ 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. January 16 2023 Eleanor Danenberg /newsroom/news/list/2023/01/16/island-tiger-snakes-skulls-adapt-to-eat-large-sea-bird-chicks