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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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- Career story
When Elizabeth Bradford was completing her PhD, the view from the Oliphant Building wasn’t of Lake Burley Griffin, but a grassy race track.
- Analysis and opinion
The idea of being able to send instructions to organisms in different kingdoms is fascinating.
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A device that filters mercury from contaminated water designed by students at The ANU has achieved excellent trial results and is en route to Indonesia.
- Student blog
Six STEM students from the ANU share their passions within and outside the realm of science.
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As nominations come to a close for the 2019 ACT Scientist of the Year award, we turned to the 2018 winner for her words of wisdom.
- Analysis and opinion
In an ideal world, people would look at issues with a clear focus only on the facts. But in the real world, we know that doesn’t happen often.
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Research was (literally) served, as students of the ANU RSES had a scientific bake-off for the 2019 Bake your PhD competition.
- Research story
ANU scientists are working with space technology to predict droughts months in advance.
- Research story
A researcher has made a remarkable discovery about a group of lizards living in the Andes. Jess Fagan reports.