Wildlife tourism is the fastest growing sector of the travel industry…
November 26th 2021 – Cosmos – Shark-bait tourism
The Batavia shipwreck is revealing new details about the Dutch…
November 22nd 2021 – ABC News – Batavia shipwreck revealing new information about historic Dutch shipwrights
Almost 400 years ago, the Dutch ship Batavia sank on…
November 1st 2021 – IFLScience – 17th-Century Shipwreck Answers Mystery Of How The Dutch Became A Major Naval Power
Three buoys have been deployed off the coast of Adelaide to…
October 20th 2021 – ABC News – Researchers release buoys to collect data for South Australian coastline erosion study
Residents on South Australia’s wild west coast are grappling with…
September 22nd 2021 – ABC News – A line in the sand
Scientists have discovered how one of the world’s biggest migration…
September 20th 2021 – Flinders Uni News – World-famous sardine migration explained
Mass migrations are a crucial feature of the natural world…
September 15th 2021 – IFLScience – One of the world’s largest marine migrations makes no evolutionary sense
When people arrived in Australia more than 65,000 years ago…
August 31st 2021 – The Conversation – Australia’s coastal waters are rich in Indigenous cultural heritage, but it remains hidden and under threat
If you’ve seen a killer whale in Australia’s eastern waters, you are one of…
August 22nd 2021 – ABC News – Killer whales remain a mystery in Australian waters
Evidence of the impact of rising sea level has been found in beach…
August 12th 2021 – Flinders Uni News – Rising seas force dune and beach movement
Using two decades’ worth of DNA samples, Flinders…
August 2nd 2021 – Cosmos Magazine – DNA reveals separate populations of killer whales
Scientists have discovered that Australasian killer whales revolve…
July 28th 2021 – Flinders Uni News – Killer whale DNA reveals distinct ties
An expert says the finding in WA’s Pilbara region could be the beginning…
July 19th 2021 – NITV News – Has the country’s first traditional underwater rock art been uncovered?
More than 85% of Australians live within 100km of the sea…
June 8th 2021 – Flinders in Touch – Lift sustainable goals for World Oceans Day
Flinders University penguin ecologist Dr Diane…
May 17th 2021 – Flinders in Touch – Artist designs safe penguin burrow
A continent’s worth of land inhabited by ancient people has been…
April 14th 2021 – New Scientist – Exploring ‘Aquaterra’, the drowned continent walked by our ancestors
Call it pessimism or a remarkable sixth sense, but Chantelle…
April 4th 2021 – The Guardian – Below the surface: reports of rising shark attacks don’t tell the whole story
With shark bites increasing in countries like Australia, scientists say…
April 1st 2021 – Flinders Uni News Bulletin – Technology can save Australians from shark bites
Good news for ocean enthusiasts – if beachgoers wear…
March 31st 2021 – Cosmos – How to avoid a shark attack
With shark bites increasing in countries like Australia – scientists…
March 30th 2021 – Phys.org – Scientists show technology can save people from shark bites
The world’s oceans hold their secrets close, including clues…
March 22nd 2021 – The Conversation – Ancient undersea middens offer clues about life before rising seas engulfed the coast. Now we have a better way to study them
Last year was the deadliest for shark attacks since 1929. Why?…
January 26th 2021 – Sydney Morning Herald – What do sharks want – and why do they bite?
Love the ocean but worried about sharks?…
January 22nd 2021 – Cosmos – Keeping bites at bay
13 discoveries in the last year have fundamentally…
December 12th 2020 – Science Insider – 13 discoveries in the last year have fundamentally altered our understanding of human history
How will sharks respond to climate change? …
November 27th 2020 – The Conversation – How will sharks respond to climate change? It might depend on where they grew up
Submerged world beneath the waves: archaeology’s…
November 13th 2020 – Flinders Brave Minds – Submerged world beneath the waves: archaeology’s final frontier
The shoreline at one of South Australia’s…
October 29th 2020 – ABC Adelaide – Robotic vessel launched at Beachport to map coastal erosion, better understand effects of climate change
Microplastics have moved into virtually…
August 7th 2020 – National Geographic – Microplastics have moved into virtually every crevice on Earth
First Ancient Aboriginal Underwater Archaeological…
July 2nd 2020 – I F**king Love Science – First Ancient Aboriginal Underwater Archaeological Sites Found Off Australia’s Coast
In a first discovery of its kind, researchers…
July 2nd 2020 – The Conversation – In a first discovery of its kind, researchers have uncovered an ancient Aboriginal archaeological site preserved on the seabed
Ancient Aboriginal underwater archaeological…
July 2nd 2020 – ABC News – Ancient Aboriginal underwater archaeological sites discovered, and a new frontier for study
Aboriginal artefacts on continental shelf…
July 2nd 2020 – Flinders Uni News Bulletin – Aboriginal artefacts on continental shelf reveal ancient landscapes
‘Final frontier of Australian archaeology’: Drowned…
July 2nd 2020 – Sydney Morning Herald – ‘Final frontier of Australian archaeology’: Drowned artefacts reveal first underwater heritage sites
‘Final frontier of Australian archaeology’: Drowned…
July 2nd 2020 – WA Today – ‘Final frontier of Australian archaeology’: Drowned artefacts reveal first underwater heritage sites
Aboriginal artifacts reveal first ancient underwater…
July 1st 2020 – Phys Org – Aboriginal artifacts reveal first ancient underwater cultural sites in Australia
A Submerged 7,000-Year-Old Discovery…
July 1st 2020 – Smithsonian Magazine – A Submerged 7,000-Year-Old Discovery Shows the Great Potential of Underwater Archaeology
Fresh Water Find Adds Intrigue to Fate of Gilt Dragon…
June 16th 2020 – ABC News – Fresh Water Find Adds Intrigue to Fate of Gilt Dragon Shipwreck Survivors
HDR Student Research Impact Prize winner – Dr Lauren…
June 2nd 2020 – Flinders Uni News Bulletin – HDR Student Research Impact Prize winner – Dr Lauren Meyer
Think Sharks Are Done Evolving? Think Again.
June 1st 2020 – Forbes – Think Sharks Are Done Evolving? Think Again.
Ecosystem Drives Origin of New Shark and…
May 21st 2020 – Flinders Uni News Bulletin – Ecosystem Drives Origin of New Shark and Ray Species
Advancing Integrated Management of Spencer…
April 30th 2020 – Goyder Institute for Water Research – Advancing Integrated Management of Spencer Gulf for Economic, Social and Ecological Outcomes
Wreck Illuminates 1840s Shipbuilding
April 24th 2020 – DiverNet – Wreck Illuminates 1840s Shipbuilding
Shipwreck of Tasmanian-built Schooner…
April 5th 2020 – ABC News – Shipwreck of Tasmanian-built Schooner Barbara Gives Archaeologists New Insights into Colonial Boatbuilding
Rye Wreck Reveals Shipbuilder’s Secrets
March 25th 2020 – Mornington Peninsula The News – Rye Wreck Reveals Shipbuilder’s Secrets
Finding Nemo Popularity Results in…
March 14th 2020 – ABC News – Finding Nemo Popularity Results in Pilfering Clownfish from Great Barrier Reef, but Breeder Hopes to Change That
Female Dolphins Gather in Family…
February 14th 2020 – Flinders Uni News Bulletin – Female Dolphins Gather in Family Groups
Dolphin Study Shows Female Family Groups…
February 11th 2020 – The Lead – Dolphin Study Shows Female Family Groups Best for Calves
Female Burrunan Dolphins Form Social Clusters…
February 11th 2020 – Sci News – Female Burrunan Dolphins Form Social Clusters: Study
Dolphins Gather in Female Family Groups
February 10th 2020 – EurekAlert! – Dolphins Gather in Female Family Groups
Scientists Study Effects of Plastic Toxins on Plankton…
February 10th 2020 – ABC News – Scientists Study Effects of Plastic Toxins on Plankton, Fish, Us
Great Barrier Reef Water Pollution Threatens…
February 3rd 2020 – Echo NetDaily – Great Barrier Reef Water Pollution Threatens Dolphins
Pollution Threats on Great Barrier Reef
January 30th 2020 – Flinders Uni News Bulletin – Pollution Threats on Great Barrier Reef
Australia Set to Build its First Research…
January 8th 2020 – The Lead – Australia Set to Build its First Research Submarine
Diving Deep to Develop Marine Surface…
January 6th 2020 – Flinders Uni News Bulletin – Diving Deep to Develop Marine Surface Solution
Ancient Seawall First Known Defence…
December 19th 2019 – Flinders Uni News Bulletin – Ancient Seawall First Known Defence Against Sea Level Rise
Ancient Mediterranean Seawall First Known…
December 18th 2019 – EurekAlert! – Ancient Mediterranean Seawall First Known Defense Against Sea Level Rise and it Failed
Voyages to Help Solve Plastic Pollution
December 16th 2019 – InDaily – Voyages to Help Solve Plastic Pollution
Voyages to Help Solve Plastic Pollution
December 4th 2019 – Flinders Uni News Bulletin – Voyages to Help Solve Plastic Pollution
Shark Proof Wetsuit Material Could Help…
November 20th 2019 – Flinders Uni News Bulletin – Shark Proof Wetsuit Material Could Help Save Lives
‘Shark Proof’ Wetsuit Material Could…
November 19th 2019 – Triple J Hack – ‘Shark Proof’ Wetsuit Material Could Reduce Blood Loss, Save Lives
White Sharks Hang With Their Buddies
October 25th 2019 – Flinders Uni News Bulletin – White Sharks Hang With Their Buddies
Snapper Stocks, Mine Sites in New ARC…
July 5th 2019 – Flinders Uni News Bulletin – Snapper Stocks, Mine Sites in New ARC Linkage Projects
Flinders First University in Australia Endorsed…
July 26th 2019 – Flinders Uni News Bulletin – Flinders First University in Australia Endorsed for Naval Shipbuilding
Clownfish Reproduction Threatened by…
July 11th 2019 – Flinders Uni News Bulletin – Clownfish Reproduction Threatened by Artificial Light
Commercial Fishing Threatens Sharks…
July 25th 2019 – Flinders Uni News Bulletin – Commercial Fishing Threatens Sharks Worldwide
Earliest Maritime Routes Mapped…
June 18th 2019 – Flinders Uni News Bulletin – Earliest Maritime Routes Mapped From the North