The raw material for evolution is much more abundant in wild animals than we previously believed, according to new research.

To measure the speed of adaptive evolution in the wild, we studied 19 populations of birds and mammals over several decades. We found they were evolving at twice to four times the speed suggested by earlier work.

For the first time since its discovery 130 years ago, one of the most mysterious fossil vertebrates has finally been classified, increasing our possible understanding of the first animals to crawl on Earth.

A leading astrophysicist uncovering the deep inner secrets of the Milky Way and a renowned plant scientist tackling one of the greatest challenges facing the agriculture industry have both been newly elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science for 2022.

First Nations high school students are getting an 'out of this world' astronomy experience, thanks to a new hands-on program at The Australian National University's Mt Stromlo Observatory in Canberra.

ANU researchers will help develop a more productive, resilient and sustainable Murray-Darling Basin as part of a new partnership worth $156.5 million.

An innovative project involving researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) that is helping farming communities in Africa thrive has been recognised for its success.

The Australian National University (ANU) will help propel Australia's space manufacturing capabilities and sector in a new research hub of national priority.

The biologists and the linguists at ANU might sit on different sides of the campus, but Professor Lindell Bromham from the ANU Research School of Biology says it wasn’t difficult to see the benefits in the two disciplines coming together.