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Red deer on a Scottish island are providing scientists with some of the first evidence that wild animals are evolving to give birth earlier in the year as the climate warms.
- RSB 50th Anniversary
Professor Hiroto Naora established the RSBS Molecular Biology Unit in 1968, which he directed until his official retirement in the mid-1990s. He donated funds to the Naora Hiroto Graduate Student Travel Scholarship. Further funding was donated by his daughter, Honami, after Professor Naora's death in 2019.
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A first-of-its-kind citizen science project will put amateur butterfly-watchers at the forefront of research and conservation for the insect.
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Australian research could help breeders develop more drought-resilient crops that can produce more food and more profit with less water.
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Warmer temperatures linked to climate change are having a big impact on the breeding habits of one of Australia’s most recognisable bird species, according to researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).
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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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Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) 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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Professor Barry Pogson, from the ANU Research School of Biology, was awarded $2.9 million to create higher-yielding and more resilient 'smart plants' for good and bad seasons.
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A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has shown the impact phosphate mining is having on our coral reefs.
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New research from Australia and Finland could help explain one of nature's strangest quirks - why some animals forego mating to help other animals procreate.