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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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Shoots growing from eucalyptus tree.
Monday, 13 Jan 2020
  • News

Rather than an untidy mess, fire-damaged trees and half burnt logs left behind by a fire are valuable habitat for recovering wildlife.

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Wednesday, 08 Jan 2020
  • News

The detection of two neutron stars colliding in space about five billion trillion kilometres away has left a team of scientists scratching their heads.

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Bobby Sun on One Tree Island
Tuesday, 10 Dec 2019
  • Student profile

Bobby Sun loves the ocean and is about to graduate with a Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours), specialising in marine science. And yet, she can't swim.

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Sherbaz Hashmi
Monday, 09 Dec 2019
  • Student profile

Sherbaz says his current career trajectory was shaped by an internship experience he completed as part of his science program.

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Hilman Fathoni receiving his University Medal from Naomi Flutter, Pro-Vice-Chancellor
Tuesday, 03 Dec 2019
  • Student profile

A Master of Energy Change student has received a prestigious ANU award in recognition of exceptional academic excellence. Hilman Fathoni is the first Master of Energy Change student to be honored with an ANU University Medal.

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Clouds over the Amazon
Friday, 29 Nov 2019
  • News

More than half of the tipping points that could push the planet towards a hothouse Earth and threaten human civilisation are now "active".

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Aerial view of University Avenue showing buildings and trees.
Wednesday, 27 Nov 2019
  • Analysis and opinion

The Victorian government’s logging business is cutting native forests on steep slopes, in an apparent rule breach that threatens water supplies.

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Donghee Nam
Monday, 25 Nov 2019
  • Student blog

Astronomy and Astrophysics Masters student, Donghee Nam, shares his research into star formation.

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Professor Carola Vinuesa
Friday, 22 Nov 2019
  • News

Four ANU academics have recently joined a prestigious list of Highly Cited Researchers awarded by the Web of Science.

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