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Plant SynBio Australia (Plant SynBio) today launched its Adelaide node at Adelaide University’s Waite campus, marking a major milestone in Australia’s plant synthetic biology capability. With nodes across Adelaide University, Australian National University, La Trobe University and the University of Western Australia, Plant SynBio is delivering advanced infrastructure, capabilities and expertise to ...

Scientists are advancing a promising solution to two of the world’s biggest challenges – plastic pollution and clean energy – by transforming waste plastics into valuable fuels using sunlight. A new paper led by Adelaide University PhD candidate Xiao Lu explores how solar-powered technologies can convert discarded plastics into hydrogen, syngas and other useful industrial chemicals, offering a path...

An international study led by Adelaide University has found bowhead whale populations are recovering only in stocks where large areas of hazardous sea ice conditions limited devastating hunting centuries ago. The research team analysed historical logbooks from more than 700 whaling voyages, reconstructing their daily positions and hunting successes.

Conducted in partnership with the City of Salisbury and supported by the Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing, the program aims to transform outdoor fitness areas into community meeting points, where trained ‘peer leaders’ guide free exercise sessions for local participants. From Tuesday 28 April, 15 trained local volunteers will be on site across four City of Salisbury locations: RM Williams Dr...

In new research published in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers identified a ‘sweet spot’ for teenagers’ use of social media, with moderate use (up to 12.5 hours/week) linked to more positive wellbeing. While the findings may sound like good news for teenagers, researchers warn that there are caveats, with both excessive social media use and not using social media both associated with poorer wellbeing.