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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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Tuesday, 23 Apr 2019
  • Analysis and opinion

It’s time to recognise logging for short-lived wood products is a poor use of native forests.

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Thursday, 18 Apr 2019
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Recent temperature trends and extremes have changed the growing conditions experienced by trees and are placing autumn displays at risk.

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Thursday, 18 Apr 2019
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The research team used a low frequency radio telescope to crack the long-running lightning mystery.

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Monday, 15 Apr 2019
  • Analysis and opinion

Evidence from around the world shows that public investment in STEM can advance a strong economy, a healthy population and a sustainable environment.

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Tuesday, 09 Apr 2019
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A new ANU initiative is connecting futuristic technology to the real world of medicine through a systems thinking approach.

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Tuesday, 09 Apr 2019
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A collection of chemical compounds is breaking down barriers to research.

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Tuesday, 09 Apr 2019
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The four-year project will quantify the biodiversity, productivity and mental health gains farmers enjoy when they invest in dams.

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Monday, 08 Apr 2019
  • Analysis and opinion

Environmental news is rarely good. But even by those low standards, 2018 was especially bad.

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Professor David Lindenmayer
Friday, 05 Apr 2019
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The fellowship acknowledges Professor Lindenmayer's body of work to advance ecological knowledge and outcomes through research, education and outreach.

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