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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 Australia’s Flinders Ranges – a site now vying for World Heritage listing. Our new research seeks to better understand this near billion-year-old story. We discovered immense planetary upheaval recorded in the ranges. In two related […]

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World Heritage listing Study

Environment Institute member Randy Stringer is part of a working group that is studying the economic benefits of World Heritage status for the McLaren Vale region. The study will investigate expected tourism and jobs growth from UNESCO World Heritage listing and will also explore growth in other regions which would be heritage listed in the […]

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