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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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A forest with trees cleared
Thursday, 21 Nov 2019
  • News

The Victorian Government is in breach of its own forest laws, allowing logging on steep slopes and putting lives at risk, according to ANU researchers.

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Stephanie David
Thursday, 21 Nov 2019
  • Student profile

Stephanie David's research combines her studies with her experience as an active member of Canberra’s music scene.

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The ANU Wood Library (Xylarium)
Tuesday, 19 Nov 2019
  • Analysis and opinion

More concerning than the death of a tree is how we waste them afterwards.

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Artist Ngaio Fitzpatrick with her glass artwork
Monday, 18 Nov 2019
  • Research story

Atop Mt Stromlo, under a full moon, researchers, musicians and a glass artist met to draw attention to the impacts of climate change on coral reef ecosystems.

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Artist impression of S5-HVS1 ejection by Sagittarius A
Wednesday, 13 Nov 2019
  • News

A star is travelling at more than six million km/h through the Milky Way after being flung from the centre of our galaxy by a supermassive black hole.

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Aerial photo of smoke clouds over Australia's coastline
Tuesday, 12 Nov 2019
  • Research story

Dr Marta Yebra is using remote sensing techniques to advise fire authorities about where to deploy firefighting resources.

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A wheat crop
Friday, 08 Nov 2019
  • News

Clever detective work by an international team of scientists has uncovered how a deadly fungus came about through unusual breeding habits.

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Thursday, 07 Nov 2019
  • News

Scientists have show that ice melt drives rapid and high sea-level rise, offering a forewarning of what to expect under human-driven climate change.

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A red deer with her calf
Wednesday, 06 Nov 2019
  • News

Red deer on a Scottish island are evolving to give birth earlier in the year as the climate warms.

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