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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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Dr Ruth Morgan stands next to a large tree
Monday, 28 Feb 2022
  • Media release

Climate change is affecting every region in the world, almost every sector, and people in both urban and rural settings, authors of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report warn.

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Dry lake bed
Monday, 28 Feb 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

Even if we manage to stop the planet warming beyond 1.5℃ this century, we will still see profound impacts to billions of people on every continent and in every sector, and the window to adapt is narrowing quickly. These are among the disturbing findings of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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Parliament house building blanketed in thick orange smoke
Monday, 28 Feb 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

As climate change intensifies, we are now seeing cascading and compounding impacts and risks, including where extreme events coincide. These are placing even greater pressure on our ability to respond.

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A laptop open with a job search website on the screen
Thursday, 24 Feb 2022
  • Media release

A new report by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) shows the number of available research jobs plummeted during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Close up of hand holding the heavy metal element bismuth, showing a crystal structure and iridescent surface.
Friday, 18 Feb 2022
  • Research story

If you find yourself at a barbecue with Dr Christoph Nitsche, you must ask him about heavy metal. No, not the head banging type of heavy metal; the type on the periodic table. It has an amazing range of potential uses, from fighting cancer to antibiotics.

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Rolling green fields at dawn
Monday, 14 Feb 2022
  • Research story

Making good food choices is necessary both for ourselves and for the planet, says plant scientist Professor Justin Borevitz.

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Dr Noelia Martinez Rey is standing inside the ruins of a telescope destroyed by bushfire.
Friday, 11 Feb 2022
  • News

To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re taking a look at some of the amazing work underway at the ANU College of Science.

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Ebe Ganon stands outside, looking at the camera with a slight smile. She wears glasses, has short red-brown hair and a funky-looking shirt.
Tuesday, 08 Feb 2022
  • Student profile

Ebe Ganon - a queer, disabled student who completed her arts and science degrees in 2020 whilst managing illness challenges and full-time work - finally had her walk-across-stage experience following a long wait due to the pandemic.

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Mountain ranges
Friday, 04 Feb 2022
  • Media release

Giant mountain ranges at least as high as the Himalayas and stretching up to 8,000 kilometres across entire supercontinents played a crucial role in the evolution of early life on Earth.

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