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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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Earth is heading for another mass extinction – and human activity is to blame.
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ANU fire and vegetation experts provide tips on maintaining a garden, while keeping your home safer from bushfires.
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Alongside traditional kinds of expertise, “real time” expertise and leadership at the local scale will be invaluable in coming weeks and months.
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Immediate action is needed to put Australia’s environment on a course to recovery.
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New Holland honeyeaters are experts at sounding the alarm when there’s danger.
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Record hot weather, drought and a devastating bushfire season in 2019 damaged our environment and natural resources on an unprecedented scale.
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To relieve financial pressures and stress to students caused by COVID-19, Vice Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt has announced additional support measures.
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Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt today announced The Australian National University (ANU) will move to remote work and study from tomorrow.
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Society is relying on its universities and medical research institutes to develop vaccines, tests and public health measures to combat COVID-19.