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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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A person taking a pill
Tuesday, 13 Dec 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

New research shows that the basic assumption in biomedicine that females are “smaller versions” of males is not supported for most pre-clinical traits.

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A woman standing in front of a creek and some buildings
Tuesday, 13 Dec 2022
  • Student blog

Solene Chretien is studying a Bachelor of Environment & Sustainability / Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics. As part of her studies, she completed an internship with Stop Food Waste Australia. 

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A man standing in front of a large silver ball sculpture
Tuesday, 13 Dec 2022
  • Student blog

Terence Johnson is studying a Bachelor of Science. As part of his studies, he completed an internship at Esri Australia.

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A woman scientist looking at a petri dish
Thursday, 08 Dec 2022
  • Research story

Not content with the challenging conditions for crop production here on Earth, Associate Professor Caitlin Byrt is lending her expertise to an ambitious space mission to grow plants on the moon.

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Mega Ampere Spherical Tokamak (MAST) in Oxfordshier, UK
Wednesday, 07 Dec 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

Our society faces the grand challenge of providing sustainable, secure and affordable means of generating energy, while trying to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to net zero around 2050. Fusion power is one part of the solution that is getting more attention.

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A woman with computer server
Wednesday, 30 Nov 2022
  • Academic profile

Dr Adele Morrison is a globally recognised climate scientist, but she wasn’t always confident she’d find her place in the science community.

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Huntsman spider
Monday, 28 Nov 2022
  • News

While most spiders are creatures of solitude, a study involving researchers from ANU has found some species have become more gregarious.  

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Houses on a flooded street
Thursday, 24 Nov 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

Climate change is driving a worldwide increase in extreme events. The latest State of the Climate report confirms the risks of disasters are rising in Australia.

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A fossil in a grey rock
Wednesday, 23 Nov 2022
  • News

The contents of the last meal consumed by the earliest animals known to inhabit Earth more than 550 million years ago has unearthed new clues about the physiology of our earliest animal ancestors, according to scientists from ANU.

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