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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, 10 Nov 2014

The focus for 2014 will be helping Australians to manage stress and increase their wellbeing.

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Friday, 07 Nov 2014

A 350-year-old book showcasing the tree-planting techniques in 17th century England has been donated to the ANU Library.

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Wednesday, 05 Nov 2014

ANU has won more than $35 million in prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) grants for 90 projects, enabling world-class research across the university.

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Monday, 03 Nov 2014

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its latest synthesis report on climate change, warning that greenhouse gas levels are at their highest in 800,000 years, with recent increases mostly due to burning fossil fuels.

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