Johnny von Einem

1 month ago | phys.org | Johnny von Einem

Pro-environmental behavior increases among school students who participate in insect-related citizen science projects, according to new research from the University of Adelaide.

1 month ago | medicalxpress.com | Johnny von Einem

Chickpeas and lentils, either whole or in flour form, offer more nutritional value to the human diet than products made from oats and wheat, research from the University of Adelaide has found. The study is published in the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. The researchers looked at the bioavailability of micronutrients in products that are available to the public on supermarket shelves and were surprised at their discovery.

1 month ago | adelaide.edu.au | Johnny von Einem

The researchers looked at the bioavailability of micronutrients in products that are available to the public on supermarket shelves and were surprised at their discovery. “We found that all the pulse products, like chickpea and lentil flours, were excellent sources of micronutrients,” says Thi Diem Nguyen, a PhD candidate in the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine.

1 month ago | scitechdaily.com | Johnny von Einem

Crested Moa (Pachyornis australis). Credit: From the series- ExSnct Birds of New Zealand., 2005, Masterton, by Paul MarSnson. Te Papa (2006-0010-1-19). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, editedNew research reveals that the extinction of New Zealand’s giant, flightless moa was inevitable after human arrival. Using fossil evidence and advanced computer models, scientists found that hunting and egg harvesting drove the birds to extinction within just a few centuries.

1 month ago | adelaide.edu.au | Johnny von Einem

Analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA has illuminated 6000 years of the lives of Adélie penguin colonies on Antarctica’s Ross Sea coast, showing how animals in the region responded to climate and environmental change events over millennia. The study, published in Nature Communications and conducted by an international team of researchers, reported metagenomic sequencing of 156 sediment samples, which gave insights into the penguin species and other animals they interacted with.