/environment/ en /environment/news/list/2025/08/22/the-future-of-reindeer-at-risk An international team of researchers from the University of 黑料社区 and the University of Copenhagen, co-led by Associate Professor Damien Fordham, Environment Institute Deputy Director, sought to understand how reindeer have responded to past environmental change to better predict their chances in a warming future.聽Growing concern surrounds the future of reindeer as additional pressures mount. August 22 2025 Marilia Jean Belperio /environment/news/list/2025/08/22/the-future-of-reindeer-at-risk /environment/news/list/2025/05/28/what-50000-years-of-ancient-dna-uncovers-about-human-evolution Environment Institute member Dr Yassine Souilmi and his team at the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA are challenging what we thought we knew about human adaptation. Their 2022 study, now spotlighted by聽SCIAM,聽analysed over 1,100 ancient genomes to uncover powerful genetic adaptations many of which have been erased from modern DNA due to population mixing. May 29 2025 Marilia Jean Belperio /environment/news/list/2025/05/28/what-50000-years-of-ancient-dna-uncovers-about-human-evolution /environment/news/list/2025/03/12/ancient-dna-uncovering-the-secret-past-of-penguins Dr. Jamie Wood, a member of the Environment Institute, leads groundbreaking research uncovering ancient DNA from Antarctica, revealing how Ad茅lie penguins and southern elephant seals have adapted to environmental changes over the past 6,000 years. March 09 2025 Marilia Jean Belperio /environment/news/list/2025/03/12/ancient-dna-uncovering-the-secret-past-of-penguins /environment/news/list/2024/07/10/ancient-dna-uncovers-dingos-hidden-heritage A landmark collaborative study co-led by the University of 黑料社区 and QUT has revealed the distribution of modern dingoes across Australia pre-dates European colonisation and interventions like the dingo-proof fence. July 10 2024 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2024/07/10/ancient-dna-uncovers-dingos-hidden-heritage