Healthy lifestyles prevent dementia
UniSA research has revealed how much your physical health can affect your chances of dementia, in results that show “what’s good for your heart is good for your brain”.
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SA’s deadly flu season claims more lives
South Australia’s horror flu season continues as the death toll rises to 92 and the number of confirmed cases jumps to 20,474.
Mystery of opalised dinosaur fossil unfolds
A plan to “rescue” an unknown opalised dinosaur from obscurity and thrust it into the limelight has been hatched at Flinders University.
Banning straws? It sucks, says Dr Rob
Plastic straws are useful in so many chidren’s science projects, says The Curiosity Show’s Professor Rob Morrison. He wants a ban exemption for educational outlets.
What looks like a wetland turns out to be a toxic acid pond
Hundreds of birds are dying each year after mistaking Olympic Dam’s evaporation ponds for wetlands. Environment campaigners want the miner to stop using them.
Fresh dirt dug up on fighting allergies
New research shows how important it is for people to expose themselves to nature and strengthen their immune system.
It’s burps, not farts — but politer cows means less methane
You’ve heard about cows’ farts increasing greenhouse gas, right? That’s not quite true — burps are the problem. But research may have the answer.
Ban on using bore water at Thebarton
Thebarton is the latest suburb where residents have been warned not to use the groundwater because of contamination fears.
It’s Jurassic Kingdom: Bonython Park
Got dinosaur-mad kids? An exhibit in a CBD park is the place to let them run wild these school holidays.
Flows into Murray drop to dismal rate
The Murray River, Lower Lakes and Coorong are experiencing water scarcity because the basin is “very dry”, with half the usual flows to SA expected from July 1.
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