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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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Major Funding Boost for South Australia’s famous Ediacaran fossils
The picturesque Flinders Ranges in South Australia holds a fascinating story of long-past lives underground. To uncover these secrets an outstanding research team led by Environment Institute’s A/Prof. Diego Garcia-Bellido (UofA/SA Museum), Dr. Jim Gehling (South Australian Museum), Prof. Mary Droser (Univ. of California-Riverside ) and Prof. Bob Gaines (Pomona College, California), were awarded an […]
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Scientists reveal Earth’s secrets in Flinders Ranges rocks
The first virtual plate reconstruction of the Earth’s last billion years of geological history is providing deeper insight into what formed our planet and made it into how it is today. Professor Alan Collins from the University of Adelaide’s Earth Sciences Department in School of Physical Sciences and Environment Institute member, is part of an […]
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Flinders Ranges could be the next World Heritage site
South Australia has taken a significant step in gaining World Heritage status for parts of the Flinders Ranges after the nomination was placed on Australia’s Tentative List for World Heritage. The Tentative Listing means the Flinders Ranges are a step closer to joining an illustrious club across the world which includes places such as Yosemite […]
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Inaugural Geological Society of Australia Online Lecture with Alan Collins
Professor Alan Collins will take the GSA GOLD seminar to rocking new heights with a trip to the Flinders Rangers. An ARC Future Fellow and Director of the Centre for Tectonics, Resources and Exploration (TRaX) at the University of Adelaide, Professor Collins is also a Fellow of the Geological Society of Australia for his significant contribution […]
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A/Prof Diego Garcia-Bellido joins digital school holiday program at SA Museum
Bringing life to the Ediacaran period, A/Prof Diego Garcia-Bellido takes children through the wonderment of exhibits in the SA Museum. On day three of the ‘Wonders from the Earth’ digital school holiday program, A/Prof Diego Garcia-Bellido travels back in time 550 million years to explore Ediacaran fossils, which are the oldest known complex forms of life on […]
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Seminar: Ancient Australia: a talk with Giles Hamm and Cliff Coulthard
Archaeologist and Honorary Fellow of the South Australian Museum Giles Hamm and Adnyamathanha elder Cliff Coulthard recently discovered evidence that Aboriginal people have lived in the Flinders Ranges for over 45,000 years! Do not miss this opportunity to see Giles and Cliff speak! Giles worked with the Adnyamathanha people in recent discovery of the Warratyi rock […]
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The Sprigg Geobiology Centre Launch
The Environment Institute is pleased to announce the launch of a new research centre at the University of Adelaide, the Sprigg Geobiology Centre. The Sprigg Geobiology Centre is a new initiative of the University of Adelaide, developing expertise within geobiology. It aims to understand how organisms both alter and evolve in response to the environment, […]
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