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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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Scientists at ANU have found a new way to store quantum data long enough to share the information around a next-generation internet, impervious to hacking.
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A new study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found that animals and plants may live in warm caves under Antarctica’s glaciers.
ANU Research School of Biology PhD student Erin Andrew has been crowned the winner of the ANU 3MT.
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ANU Associate Professor Malcolm McLeod is creating new chemical methods for detecting doping, leading to a clean-up in the greyhound industry of steroid abuse.
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Elite athlete? Actor? Astronaut? It’s pretty rare to find someone actually living their childhood dream. Cue: Nate Byrne, ABC Breakfast News weather presenter.
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ANU has won $1.24 million in new funding from the Australian Government to support 326 students to study overseas.
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The ANU Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences has been listed as one of the most attractive degrees in the market, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
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90% of Australians feel science has made life easier. But we're a complex nation when it comes to the finer details of how we view science and scientists.