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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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Monday, 22 Dec 2014
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The end of the year is nigh and it’s a time for Christmas and New Year parties and gatherings.

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Monday, 22 Dec 2014
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Food poisoning is unsurprisingly more common in summer months.

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Friday, 19 Dec 2014
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Voluntary programs are all the rage. From ratcheting up cybersecurity to fighting obesity, firms in the United States and elsewhere voluntarily make pledges to do better than governmental regulation.

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Wednesday, 17 Dec 2014
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It’s clear: 2014 has been a scorcher. As well as probably being the hottest year on record globally, regional and local climate records have tumbled too.

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Wednesday, 17 Dec 2014
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Our plant biologists are searching for new ways to feed the world’s population.

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Saturday, 13 Dec 2014
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Making the move to ANU from Sydney, has helped Alex Keen find his own pathway to a career in medicine.  

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Friday, 12 Dec 2014
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Large numbers of kangaroos are threatening an endangered species and are eating some lizards out of house and home, new research has found.

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