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El Nino conditions brewing in the Pacific Ocean could exacerbate the return of extremely hot temperatures in regional Australia, but Flinders University experts have developed a drought resilience toolkit with strategies that can assist regional communities and farmers ahead of time.

Local shellfish including native razorfish and flat oysters, and feral pacific oysters, are showing strong ecosystem benefits for marine species within the Port River estuary ecosystem in Adelaide – with Flinders University researchers also discovering an exotic whelk that has found a foothold in the popular coastal area.

Spiders are often maligned for being creepy critters, but they are some of the most environmentally friendly pest regulators.

As the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) icebreaker Healy takes part in a voyage across the North Pole this summer, it is capturing images of the Arctic to further the study of this rapidly changing region.

As sea levels rise and flooding becomes more frequent, many countries are considering a controversial strategy: relocation of communities.