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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, 01 Sep 2022
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Professor Mark Krumholz and Professor Andrew Hassell, both from the ANU College of Science, have been named Australian Research Council (ARC) Laureates.

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Thursday, 01 Sep 2022
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The ANU Sustainable Farms team has taken out one of the country's top science prizes for developing a powerful tool that helps farmers predict how what they do on their farms could impact different bird species.

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Monday, 29 Aug 2022
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The largest women-only recruitment drive in the history of Australian Astronomy and Space is underway.

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Friday, 26 Aug 2022
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Researchers from ANU have released results from Australia's first government-backed pill testing service, including finding methamphetamine that was actually sugar.

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Thursday, 25 Aug 2022
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Are you're smarter than a gold fish? Come along to this year's 3MT final to find out!

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Friday, 19 Aug 2022
  • Media release

Australia is set to play a leading role in the global hunt for mysterious dark matter, with the launch of a new lab in regional Victoria today.

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Friday, 19 Aug 2022
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Food production is already one of the biggest stressors to our planet, but it's made substantially more challenging by the interaction of Earth system processes, according to new research.

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Friday, 19 Aug 2022
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Using cutting-edge technology, biologist Dr Benjamin Schwessinger from The Australian National University (ANU) is helping to protect the biosecurity of Australia's unique flora and agricultural industry.

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Friday, 19 Aug 2022
  • Research story

Dr Francis Bennet is pushing the boundaries of glass for secure satellite communication. This new technology aims to optimise communication across Australia, especially during natural disasters and health crises.

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