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Analysis and opinion | 13 Jan 2022
Regent honeyeaters were once kings of flowering gums. Now they're on the edge of extinction. What happened?
Less than 80 years ago, regent honeyeaters ruled Australia’s flowering gum forests, with huge raucous flocks roaming from Adelaide to Rockhampton. Now, there are less than 300 birds left in the wild.
Media release | 13 Jan 2022
What will it take to save the regent honeyeater?
Unless conservation actions are urgently stepped up, one of our most beautiful songbirds, the regent honeyeater, will be extinct within 20 years.
Media release | 10 Jan 2022
ANU pays tribute to science pioneer and educator Mike Gore
The Australian National University (ANU) and the wider science community is mourning the loss of passionate science educator and visionary, Questacon founder and ANU physics lecturer Professor Michael Gore AO.
Research story | 10 Jan 2022
Australia set to blast off on its first moon mission
Australia’s unique geography and world-leading expertise in robotics technology in harsh and remote climates make it an ideal candidate to put a rover on the moon.
Analysis and opinion | 4 Jan 2022
Moths eating your clothes? It's actually their hungry little caterpillars: here's how to get rid of them
Have you opened your post-lockdown wardrobe, only to discover some of your beautiful summer clothes have holes in them? You’re probably blaming clothes moths but the real culprits are the larvae (caterpillars).
Research story | 21 Dec 2021
The legend of Zorro and the masked owls
From tracking down hard-to-find owls to protecting bats, there’s nothing Zorro the detection dog can’t do.
Student profile | 20 Dec 2021
What are you doing? You might not even know what your dream job is yet
“It’s funny,” recent graduate Jonah Lafferty says, “but often the things you do just to give them a go, they end up being the things that interest you the most.”
Analysis and opinion | 20 Dec 2021
Climate anxiety is real. Why talking about it matters
Researchers have found that scientists are experiencing diverse, complex, and often contrasting emotions about the fate of the planet.
Media release | 17 Dec 2021
1,500 endangered languages at high risk
A world-first study warns 1,500 endangered languages could no longer be spoken by the end of this century.
Media release | 17 Dec 2021
Stunning close-up reveals secrets of Milky Way's neighbour
A stunning image captured by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) and Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, shows one of the Milky Way's closest neighbours in new detail.
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