Fire, floods and ice
18 Feb 2021

Fire, floods and ice

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How Antarctic science helps us understand Australian weather and climate. The last Australian summer delivered hot weather and bushfires on scales not recorded before, followed closely by heavy rains and flooding. Why then, should we be thinking about science on … Continued
Naracoorte Caves: A rolls-royce record of biodiversity
15 Jan 2021

Naracoorte Caves: A rolls-royce record of biodiversity

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The geological records below ground in Naracoorte, South Australia are relatively young, dating 500,000 years to less than 1000. But researchers hope these records can inform conservation efforts about extinctions, adaptations, climate change and human impact. These fossils from the … Continued