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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.
Read the articleWe have a small and vanishing window to collect bees before the inevitable rapid spread of the varroa mites, and the mass die-offs, occur.
The heart of future quantum devices could be lit up by arrays of tiny glow-sticks, developed by ANU physicists.
Australia can lay claim to two new native mammal species, discovered as part of collaborative new research published in the journal Molecular Ecology.
The fastest-growing black hole ever recorded – devouring the equivalent of one sun every day – has been discovered by researchers at ANU.
Australian birds that live on islands are among the species most at risk of extinction, a first-of-its-kind study from The Australian National University has shown.
A new project seeks to rewrite this period of history – and others – to honour the voices and experiences of Aboriginal people whose contributions to colonial-era expeditions have long been overlooked.
Ecologists were shocked by a recent announcement by New South Wales environment authorities that they believe loosens protections for southern greater gliders in logging areas.
“Most people don’t even realise we’re all affected by pollution throughout our whole lives," says Dr Julia Jasonsmith from ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society.
Two exceptional scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have been appointed to leading Australian science organisations.