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Category: Sprigg Geobiology Centre
Free eBook explores the Ediacaran fossils of the Flinders Ranges
The discovery of fossils at Ediacara, Flinders Ranges changed our understanding of geology and now, a new e-book uncovers the mysteries of this important discovery. The e-book, entitled Ediacaran Fossils of the Flinders Ranges, was developed by the South Australian Museum, aided by the University of Adelaide’s Felicity Coutts. Readers will discover the process of fossilisation, […]
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Seminar: Are humans the dominant force for change in our atmosphere, seas and land?
The Field Geology Club of South Australia, the Royal Society of South Australia and the Geological Society of Australia (SA Division) jointly present the 2nd Ralph Tate Memorial Lecture by Associate Professor Victor Gostin. Abstract Human control of fire, some two million years ago, ushered in a totally new factor in the earth’s natural cycles. A further […]
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Seminar: Testing the ocean bipolar seesaw
As part of the Sprigg Geobiology Seminar Series, Professor Chris Turney from the University of New South Wales will present a seminar entitled “Testing the ocean bipolar seesaw: Using ancient New Zealand kauri (Agathis australis) to investigate the mechanisms of abrupt and extreme climate change” Abstract Contrasting Greenland and Antarctic temperature trends […]
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Catching the second Ediacara wave – PDU2 Adelaide 2016
The Palaeo Down Under 2 Conference is on in Adelaide this week, and for those that couldn’t make it, Monday’s keynote lecture is now online. Entitled “Catching the second Ediacara wave: ecology and biology of the Ediacara Biota as recorded in South Australia” this engaging research is presented by Prof. Mary L. Droser, of the University of […]
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Check out The Environment Institute on Instagram!
The Environment Institute is now showcasing the experiences of our students and staff in the form of their stunning photography on Instagram. Follow us at @environmentinstitute! Following on from the success of the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences Photo Competition, the Environment Institute will host the 2016 Environment Institute Photo Competition, which is open to Environment […]
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Sprigg Symposium: Earth’s Evolving Climate
The Australian Earth Sciences Convention takes place on 26 – 30 June 2016 at the Adelaide Convention Centre. As part of the convention, Environment Institute researchers are leading the Sprigg symposium. Find out more about the conference and the Sprigg symposium below. Sprigg Symposium: Earth’s Evolving Climate Draft program Cesca McInerny, Jon Tyler, Juraj Farkas, […]
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Vodcast: Sprigg Geobiology Seminar. Assoc. Prof. Greg Jordan
As part of the Sprigg Geobiology Seminar Series, Associate Professor Greg Jordan, from the School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania delivered a seminar on the 29th of April, 2016 entitled “Five reasons why we might underestimate past climate change“.
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Library of leaves could provide clues to water use planning
Australia is characterised as a land of droughts and flooding rains. Are the floods and droughts we’ve experienced so far in the short history of European settlement the worst we will face? Tree ring and coral records can provide part of the answer. However, they are limited in time (often much less than 500 years) and only […]
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Podcast: The man with the gold bug.
The Man with the gold bug, aka Dr Frank Reith has been making some fascinating discoveries about the bugs that live on gold and platinum. His research, recently published in Nature Geoscience could provide a host of applications in the mineral exploration and bioremediation fields. The biomineralisation of metals is not a new phenomenon, however it was previously […]
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Media Release: Uncovering bacterial role in platinum formation
Australian scientists have uncovered the important role of specialist bacteria in the formation and movement of platinum and related metals in surface environments. Published in the journal Nature Geoscience, the research has important implications for the future exploration of platinum group metals. “These platinum group elements are strategically important metals, but finding new deposits is […]
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