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Islands are engines of linguistic diversity, study shows

Islands drive language change and generate language diversity in similar ways to how they drive species diversity, according to new research from ANU that analysed languages from over 13,000 inhabited islands.

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Wednesday, 18 Oct 2017
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ANU congratulates Professor Jenny Graves AO, one of Australia’s leading evolutionary geneticists, on winning this year’s Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.

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Tuesday, 17 Oct 2017
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Scientists from ANU and around the world have detected for the first time gravitational waves from the collision of two stars about 130m light years away.

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Wednesday, 11 Oct 2017
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A new science program for people with intellectual disabilities has delivered great educational, social and economic benefits to students.

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Wednesday, 04 Oct 2017
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ANU has welcomed this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics for the ground-breaking work to detect gravitational waves.

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Wednesday, 04 Oct 2017
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A study led by ANU has warned that Melbourne and Sydney should prepare for 50 degree Celsius days under the Paris Agreement global warming limit of 2 degrees.

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Tuesday, 03 Oct 2017
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Associate Professor Rowena Ball shares her experiences of working with students in remote Queensland communities for the STEM Professionals in Schools program.

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Tuesday, 03 Oct 2017
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But for around 18% of Australians, Spring brings another kind of fever… hay fever. The culprit? Pollen.

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Friday, 29 Sep 2017
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Days after the Government announced a new Australian Space Agency, ANU has signed a new agreement with the German space agency and space Centre DLR.

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Friday, 29 Sep 2017
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ANU will lead a new project announced by the federal government to enhance Australia’s defence capability.

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