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Naracoorte’s famous cave for hire: 150 years of weddings, parties and ping-pong tournaments
Naracoorte is home to a cave that has played host to hundreds of events, including jazz festivals, intimate family weddings, opera performances and in the year 2000 — even the Olympic Torch relay. Blanche cave is also home to significant fossil discoveries, including the remains of an indigenous man. His bones were stolen from the […]
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From the Cambrian of Kangaroo Island to the Ordovician of Morocco
Dr Diego Garcia-Bellido recently presented at the April 2015 Sprigg Lecture Series, held at the South Australian Museum. In his lecture entitled ‘From the Cambrian of Kangaroo Island to the Ordovician of Morocco,’ Dr Garcia-Bellido explored the Cambrian (541–485 million years ago or ‘Ma’) and the Ordovician (485–458 Ma) periods, which saw the sudden appearance […]
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Dr Diego Garcia-Bellido to present at next Sprigg Lecture Series
Dr Diego Garcia-Bellido will present a lecture entitled, “From the Cambrian of Kangaroo Island to the Ordovician of Morocco,” at the next Sprigg Lecture Series at the South Australian Museum. Abstract: The Cambrian (541–485 million years ago or ‘Ma’) and the Ordovician (485–458 Ma) periods represent a crucial phase in the history of the Earth: they bring the […]
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eScience.Through the eyes of fossils: An exceptional view to past life
Dr Diego Garcia-Bellido was recently involved in uncovering some unusual fossils at Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Find out what drives palaeontologist, Dr Garcia-Bellido in his pursuit to study fossils in the February 2015 eScience magazine. In the feature Dr Garcia-Bellido explores how the study of fossils can help us understand evolution. “When we […]
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Professor Peter Ward appointed Director of Sprigg Geobiology Centre
Professor Peter Ward has been appointed as Director of the Sprigg Geobiology Centre following the departure of Professor Martin Kennedy. The Environment Institute is very fortunate to have a person of Peter’s experience and quality to take on this role. Professor Peter Ward on his appointment: “I am both humbled and excited about this opportunity.” Peter is […]
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Podcast. Hominids on holiday: an interview with Professor Katherine Freeman
Professor Katherine Freeman recently visited the Sprigg Geobiology Centre at the Environment Institute to talk about her research in a seminar entitled, “A haystack from a needle: using biomarkers to understand ancient forest structure”. In this interview with Ewart Shaw of Radio Adelaide, she discusses isotope biogeochemistry. Olduvai is a magic word for palaeontologists, the […]
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Seminar: A haystack from a needle: using biomarkers to understand ancient forest structure – Prof Katherine Freeman
The Sprigg Geobiology Centre is pleased to announce that Professor Katherine Freeman will give a seminar entitled “A haystack from a needle: using biomarkers to understand ancient forest structure” When: Friday December 5, 2014, at 12:10 Where: Mawson Lecture Theatre Professor Katherine Freeman is an elected member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, […]
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10 exciting new PhD projects in environmental sciences
There are a number of exciting PhD opportunities related to palaeoclimatology, geochemistry and Quaternary science are on offer at the University of Adelaide. Applicants will be required to successfully apply for an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA), for which the deadline is October 31st, 2014. Depending on the project, postgraduates will be enrolled either in the […]
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eScience. Nautilus: The Australian living fossil under threat
The work of Professor Peter Ward has been featured in the October 2014 eScience magazine. In the feature, Peter, a fantastic storyteller, frames a life’s work as a scientist and nature explorer: “Irony is rare in science, and unknown in nature; it is a purely human concept. Yet there is a sad ironic twist to […]
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Media Release: Ancient fossils confirmed among our strangest cousins
More than 100 years since they were first discovered, some of the world’s most bizarre fossils have been identified as distant relatives of humans, thanks to the work of University of Adelaide researchers. The fossils belong to 500-million-year-old blind water creatures, known to scientists as “vetulicolians” (pronounced: ve-TOO-lee-coal-ee-ans). Alien-like in appearance, these marine creatures were […]
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