News: environment

Understanding nature disconnection and eco-anxiety in young people

Students walk around the North Terrace campus.

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.

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Tropical fish are invading Australian ocean water

tropical fish

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.

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New trial to protect outdoor workers feeling the heat

Paul Rothmore standing with City of Adelaide workers and the Lord Mayor in Victoria Square

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.

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Recycling marine plastics to save wildlife

Hawksbill turtle. Image: David Harasti, Parks Australia

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.

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Increased flushing vital to Coorong’s long-term health

Coorong pelicans

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.

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Grants underline ability to partner with industry

Students at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ's North Terrace campus

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.

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Drone AI counts waterbirds in the Murray-Darling

An aerial drone shot of waterbirds in the Murray-Darling Basin.

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

Waves in the ocean

Researchers have successfully split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen.

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There’s something fishy about flake sold in South Australia

Takeaway fish and chips with a lemon.

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.

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Island tiger snakes’ skulls adapt to eat large sea bird chicks

A tiger snake slithers on grass.

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.

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