12 Nov 2010

DNA mutation rates are the deciding factor in the battle of the birds, which sees songbird species disproportionately outnumbering other bird orders, according...

5 Nov 2010

Genome sequencing of Australia's platypus, an animal so unusual it was thought to be a hoax when sent to Europe in the 18th century, has moved the evolution of...

3 Nov 2010

The nature-nurture debate is a “giant step” closer to being resolved after scientists studying bees documented how environmental inputs can modify our genetic...

14 Oct 2010

People whose vision is badly damaged by over-exposure to bright light may be able to restore their sight, according to research from The Australian National...

6 Oct 2010

Researchers studying the eyes of Australian bull ants have found the first evidence of adaptation of visual structures within a single species to distinct...

17 Sep 2010

Dr Rowena Martin of the ANU RSB received one of just two ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Awards (2010). Dr Martin's work has made a major contribution to our...

15 Sep 2010

The human brain can see only up to three moving objects at a given instant, new research has found. http://news.anu.edu.au/?p=3651

27 Aug 2010

Rowena Martin, BSB, has been awarded the Eureka Prize for Early Career Research for her work on the mechanism by which mutations in a particular protein gives...

25 Aug 2010

An ANU resarcher has won her second major award in as many weeks with the announcement of the L’Oréal Australia for Women in Science Fellowships for 2010.

23 Jul 2010

Rowena Martin from the RSB Division of Biomedical Science and Biochemistry is a finalist in the Eureka Prize category for Early Career Research. Rowena’s...

2 Jun 2010

By Anna Salleh for ABC Science Online. Male fiddler crabs spy on their competitors to work out when a potential female mate is around, Australian researchers...

4 May 2010

Tom Bennett has received top marks in studies of evolution and advanced genetics at ANU, and has already been published in the Proceedings of the National...