A major new study explains why you won’t find kangaroos, koalas and other Aussie marsupials in Indonesia, but you will find many groups of animals that originated in Asia, such as goannas, rodents and kookaburras in Australia.

Street art is more than just a pretty (sur)face.

Insect specimens are sitting in museum drawers all over the world waiting to be investigated. But entomologists like Dr Yun Hsiao are up to the task.

The course description begins: “Would you like to make a difference to the world, but are not sure how, or where to start?” It’s a bold opening gambit, but this particular course is prepared to be bold. 

"I really wasn’t sure how my identity or my acceptance of myself would change when I moved to Canberra," says Isaac. "But the more time I spent listening to queer stories, the more I have felt comfortable in my own skin."

Two similar strains of a destructive honeybee disease have vastly different origin stories, according to new research involving ANU biologist Professor Sasha Mikheyev.

Dr John Noel Viaña is a bioethicist at the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science at ANU researching how to promote greater diversity, inclusivity, and equity in biomedical and health research.

While it may seem like machine learning in healthcare works just like magic, a lot of scientific research is needed to make this marvellous medicine happen.

Like Simba, Timon and Pumbaa in The Lion King, ANU researchers have been staring at the stars, wondering what’s really up there.