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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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Thursday, 11 Feb 2016
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Dr Susana Vaz Nery’s research seeks to minimise diseases that are transmitted through contaminated soil.

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Tuesday, 09 Feb 2016
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A huge reservoir of carbon developed in the deep Atlantic Ocean during the last ice age, research led by ANU Research School of Earth Sciences has found.

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Tuesday, 09 Feb 2016
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A leading expert on hoarding disorder has developed a new treatment for the condition and called for a major rethink in the way hoarding is managed in Australia.

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Monday, 08 Feb 2016
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If you're enrolling for the first time as a coursework student you will need to complete your enrolment soon. 

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Thursday, 04 Feb 2016
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Cancer Council ACT has awarded its largest ever grant to ANU researcher Professor Ross Hannan for his new research, which combines two approaches to cancer.

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Thursday, 04 Feb 2016
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Australia has the world's highest diversity of parrots, but a new analysis by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) has found the nation's record in conserving these beautiful birds leaves much to be desired.

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Wednesday, 03 Feb 2016
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Dr Penny King and Professor Stephen Cox discuss the activities of this year’s Australasian Universities Geoscience Educators Network (AUGEN) Conference.

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Friday, 29 Jan 2016
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Queen bees and ants emit a chemical that alters the DNA of their daughters and keeps them as sterile and industrious workers, scientists have found.

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Wednesday, 27 Jan 2016
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Astronomers studying a lonely planet drifting through space have found its mum; a star a trillion kilometres away.

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