News: evolution and climate
Tropical fish are invading Ӱֱn ocean water
A Ӱֱ of Adelaide study of shallow-water fish communities on rocky reefs in south-eastern Ӱֱ has found climate change is helping tropical fish species invade temperate Ӱֱn waters.
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Murray-Darling Basin water theft laws suck more than river irrigation pumps
Water is one of Ӱֱ’s most valuable commodities.
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Australasian Mangrove and Saltmarsh Network Conference, Adelaide 14-17 November 2023 – ‘AMSN 2023 – Living Coasts’.
Community members, environmental managers, interstate and international researchers will gather in Adelaide this week to celebrate, discuss and review the status of the natural ‘Living Coasts’ 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 ‘Unleashing the power of trees for healthier communities’, 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
Are you ready for Nature Festival 2023? 🌿
How algae conquered the world – 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 Ӱֱ’s Flinders Ranges – a site now vying for.
Climate change threatens to cause ‘synchronised harvest failures’ across the globe, with implications for Ӱֱ’s foodsecurity
New research shows scientists haveto agriculture and global food production. Blind spots in climate models meant “high-impact but deeply-uncertain hazards” were ignored. But now that the threat of “synchronised harvest failures” 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 humanadaptation
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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