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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 Mossy Red-eyed Frog sits on a leaf in Honduras
Friday, 29 Mar 2019
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An international study led by ANU has found a fungal disease has caused dramatic population declines in more than 500 amphibian species.

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Thursday, 28 Mar 2019
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Scientific and traditional knowledge of biodiversity are exchanged as RSB host members of the Njanjma Rangers.

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Two kangaroos grazing on Kangaroo Island
Thursday, 21 Mar 2019
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Landholders need to turn professional in controlling kangaroo populations on properties and regard the iconic Australian animals as assets rather than pests.

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Wednesday, 20 Mar 2019
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The near-Earth asteroid, Bennu, has thrown NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission a curve ball as its rough surface littered with boulders had not been anticipated.

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Saturday, 16 Mar 2019
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ANU scientists have found that Earth is made of the same elements as the Sun but has less of the volatile elements such as hydrogen, helium, oxygen and nitrogen

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Thursday, 14 Mar 2019
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ANU scientists studying magnetic fields of planets have found most planets discovered in other solar systems are unlikely to be as hospitable to life as Earth.

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Wednesday, 13 Mar 2019
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Researchers from ANU are unlocking some of the secrets of the Earth's inner core by adapting and further developing a technique used in hospitals.

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Tuesday, 12 Mar 2019
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A new climate tool visualises data which shows by 2050, Australians will no longer enjoy winter as they know it today.

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After the quake
Tuesday, 12 Mar 2019
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ANU research is providing policy-makers with the data they need to build earthquake resilient buildings.

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