The University of Adelaide was established in 1874. It has built a continuing reputation through teaching and learning of high quality, through outstanding research, and through a strong tradition of community service.
Analysis of flood gauge data suggest that floods are becoming less frequent in many parts of the world. Despite that, more people and property are at risk, particularly in developing countries.
Mud oysters played a largely unappreciated part in Australia’s history.
Cayne Layton
In colonial times Australia's waters were teeming with mud oysters that provided food, cement, and cleaned the oceans. Now a 20-hectare man-made reef aims to restore some of their former glory.
The new map was created using data from rocks found in locations including Madagascar.
Alan Collins
You would not recognise Earth if you saw it 500 million years ago - the lands, oceans, climate and life were all very different. Scientists now have a new map of the deep history of Earth.
Engaging in cognitively stimulating activities can help build your resilience to cognitive decline.
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Activities that engage your brain, such as learning a new language and completing crosswords, as well as having high levels of social interaction, can reduce your risk of dementia.
Your photos can tell law enforcement a lot about you.
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The case provided a platform to lay bare the ugly reality of conditions in detention, and the role of the Commonwealth and its contractors in producing and sustaining those conditions over many years.
Specimens in herbaria include “pickled” plants in pots (shown here), dried specimens and fruits or seeds preserved whole.
Ainsley Calladine, State Herbarium of South Australia
Australia's herbaria are a priceless repository, holding around 8 million samples that map historical and current distributions of native and introduced plant species in Australia.
Enormous sediment cones in a cave at Naracoorte. Two people in overalls show the scale of the area.
Steven Bourne
We set out to discover whether it's possible to reduce the alarming rates of non-communicable diseases in Pacific nations while improving nutrition security and income.
With the right algorithm, scientists can detect how you feel through your Facebook posts.
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Women have been getting their fallopian tubes flushed for 100 years to help them conceive. Studies show it works, all the better if you use an oil-based liquid.
Many people believe free-range eggs are tastier and more ‘natural’.
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Many shoppers choose free-range eggs because they think they are tastier and healthier, rather than being motivated purely by concerns for hens' welfare, a new study has found.
Increasing degree requirements for jobseekers doesn’t necessairly lead to an inventive employees.
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A new survey has identified millions of hectares of forest in dryland areas, a finding that boosts the total global forest cover by 9% and has significant consequences for carbon budgets.
The Australian Federal Police will receive $321.4 million over four years for a range of measures.
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The Conversation’s political experts react to the 2017-18 budget's key measures in the areas of welfare, foreign aid, defence spending and more.
This budget, led by Scott Morrison and Malcolm Turnbull, will form part of the government’s repositioning as an advocate of equal opportunity and fairness.
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The Turnbull government is desperately trying to develop a more convincing economic narrative around good economic management, nation-building and fairness.
Gene drives could prove useful for controlling mosquitoes which spread diseases like malaria, dengue and zika virus.
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Following his 2016 arrest, former Greens leader Bob Brown aims to show that Tasmania's anti-protest laws are in conflict with the constitution's implied right to political communication.
