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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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Friday, 01 Aug 2014
  • Career story

Practical experience at ANU lands Heather dream job. My science degree definitely helps me with the work I do now.

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Friday, 04 Jul 2014
  • Research story

New ANU-led research has explained why Antarctica is not warming as much as other continents, and why southern Australia is recording more droughts.

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Saturday, 21 Dec 2013
  • Academic profile

Dr Mitzy Pepper, an evolutionary biologist with a background in geology, looks at how historical and environmental factors shape the way plants and animals evolve.

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Saturday, 23 Nov 2013
  • Student profile

Nic came from Moruya to study earth science at ANU, his first step towards his dream career working for NASA.

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Wednesday, 20 Nov 2013
  • Student profile

Hi, my name is Rebecca and I am a second year student. I study astronomy, physics and mathematics, and particularly enjoy carrying out research projects.

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Wednesday, 20 Nov 2013
Wednesday, 20 Nov 2013
  • Research story

Mathematicians are heading online to brainstorm some ancient problems

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Wednesday, 20 Nov 2013
  • Research story

Is economic health receiving more attention than public health?

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Thursday, 10 Oct 2013
  • Career story

Christoph brewed up an unusual career.

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