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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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Thursday, 10 Oct 2019
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Researchers are asking the public to help investigate a phenomenon that’s killing Australia’s iconic snow gums.

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Wednesday, 02 Oct 2019
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In Australia, renewable energy is growing at a per capita rate ten times faster than the world average.

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Monday, 30 Sep 2019
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Five years ago, an ANU biologist proved that most female songbirds sing, but it’s a finding that many people are struggling to accept.

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Thursday, 26 Sep 2019
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The latest report from the IPCC paints a grim picture of the future of Australia’s coastal areas, but there’s still time to avoid the worst scenario.

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Wednesday, 25 Sep 2019
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Budding astronomers from across the Canberra region now have greater access to high-quality telescopes at Mt Stromlo Observatory.

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Friday, 20 Sep 2019
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Victoria’s conservation reserves are failing to protect threatened species, with the best areas for survival instead allocated to logging, new research warns.

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Thursday, 19 Sep 2019
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The ANU Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific project will provide a blueprint for how Australia can become the region's renewable energy powerhouse.

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Wednesday, 18 Sep 2019
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Researchers have shown how Australian wheat crops would cope if a destructive disease that’s yet to hit our shores ever made it into the country.

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