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Yes, native plants can flourish after bushfire. But there’s only so much hardship they can take Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:02:11 +0000

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Bowl of red soil and hands with gloves
16/01/2020
Lethal discovery in soil affected by bushfire
Read more GEOSCIENTISTS from Australia’s Southern Cross University have made a world-first discovery in revealing the lethal threat of soils scorched by bushfires.
Burned and smoking bush after fire
07/01/2020
Southern Cross University shares bushfire grief
Read more Southern Cross University shares the national and international grief over the devastating Australian bushfires. More than 1,000 homes have been destroyed by 200 fires burning in the states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
Kira Westaway and Iwan Kurniawan collecting a sediment sample for dating from the Sembungan terrace excavation.
19/12/2019
Ground-breaking new study finally establishes the timing of Homo erectus’ last stand in Indonesia
Read more New dating of a river terrace in Central Java called Ngandong has finally established the true age of an important site in the story of human evolution.
16/12/2019
Liverpool FC and Southern Cross University launch football excellence program
Read more LFC International Academy, in partnership with Southern Cross University, has launched a new Football Excellence program which offers students the opportunity to learn to coach and play the Liverpool Way.
New Australatya shrimp species
16/12/2019
New Australian shrimp species scales waterfalls, changes gender and eats using ‘nets’
Read more Researchers have described an unusual species of shrimp found in north Queensland, which scales 100-metre high waterfalls, changes gender, and uses nets on its front legs to eat.
Dr Ben Mos
11/12/2019
Southern Cross University awarded almost $1.3 million for prestigious ARC Discovery Program grants
Read more The Australian Research Council recently announced the prestigious 2020 Discovery Program awards. Southern Cross University Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research Professor Mary Spongberg congratulated the research teams successful in securing almost $1.3m in competitive funding for three innovative projects.

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