News: Sciences
Exploring the origins of wine regionality
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The University of Adelaide is bringing together experts from around the world in a two-day virtual conference to discuss the science that creates and defines regionality in wine.
Learning lessons from bushfires for koala survival
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A University of Adelaide-led research project will study the clinical data of koalas injured in last summer’s devastating bushfires to give them the best possible chance of survival and recovery in future bushfires.
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Droughts are threatening global wetlands: new study
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University of Adelaide scientists have shown how droughts are threatening the health of wetlands globally. Published in the journal Earth-Science Reviews, the scientists highlight the many physical and chemical changes occurring during droughts that lead to severe, and sometimes irreversible, drying of wetland soils.
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Fossil emblem sculpture unveiled on campus
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The legacy of University of Adelaide alumni and geological research was highlighted today with the unveiling on campus by Premier of South Australia, the Hon. Steven Marshall, of a sculpture celebrating the state’s fossil emblem, Spriggina floundersi.
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Potential new tool for frost screening in crops
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Agricultural scientists and engineers at the University of Adelaide have identified a potential new tool for screening cereal crops for frost damage.
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Uncovering the science of Indigenous fermentation
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Australian wine scientists are shedding scientific light on the processes underlying traditional practices of Australian Aboriginal people to produce fermented beverages.
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Precision Mirrors Poised to Improve Sensitivity of Gravitational Wave Detectors
Researchers have developed a new type of deformable mirror that could increase the sensitivity of ground-based gravitational wave detectors.
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Does your horse cough? Perhaps it has asthma
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University of Adelaide researchers are investigating the frequency of equine asthma and risk factors for its presence in horses across Australia, and whether the recent bushfires have increased respiratory distress.
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Transforming potato waste into a new industry for Australia
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Four of the largest potato producers in Australia want to convert 100% of their potato waste into commercial benefit through their partnership with the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC).
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New funding for carbon storage in coastal ecosystems
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University of Adelaide researchers are investigating the potential for more carbon storage in our coastal ecosystems with new funding from the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board.
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