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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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Wednesday, 17 Aug 2022
  • News

As a PhD candidate in the ANU Research School of Physics, Ash Pascale is living her childhood dream.

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A man holding an open box containing marshmallows, sugar and paddlepop sticks
Tuesday, 16 Aug 2022
  • Media release

Our ANU College of Science STEM boxes have been sent to more than 130 schools this year to celebrate National Science Week.

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A women in a blue jumper in an artist studio is looking down.
Monday, 15 Aug 2022
  • Staff profile

Ngaio Fitzpatrick views the climate through a veil of broken industrial glass. Discover what happens when art and science collide this National Science Week.

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Friday, 12 Aug 2022
  • Media release

A new study from ANU offers further clues about what happened to the Mediterranean during a tumultuous period that likely included the most catastrophic flooding event in Earth's recorded history.

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Crowd of people watching a football game. They are wearing green colours and have their hands in the air clapping.
Friday, 12 Aug 2022
  • Media release

If you've ever thought you felt the Earth move under your feet at a Canberra Raiders game, you might soon have scientific proof thanks to researchers from The Australian National University (ANU).

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An ice sheet is covered in white snow under a blue sky, there are small huts in the background.
Thursday, 11 Aug 2022
  • Media release

The worst effects of global warming on the world's largest ice sheet could be avoided if nations around the world succeed in meeting climate targets outlined in the Paris Agreement.

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Hens and roosters on grass in a backyard
Wednesday, 10 Aug 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

Almost one in two hens in our Sydney study had significant lead levels in their blood. Similarly, about half the eggs analysed contained lead at levels that may pose a health concern for consumers.

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Tuesday, 09 Aug 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

In a new paper published in Nature Plants, we report on a natural secret that could ultimately be used to help plants thrive while using less water.

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Three men looking at a plant under a lamp in a lab
Tuesday, 09 Aug 2022
  • Media release

Scientists from ANU and James Cook University have identified an "exquisite" natural mechanism that helps plants limit their water loss with little effect on carbon dioxide intake - an essential process for photosynthesis, plant growth and crop yield.

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