10 Mar 2023

Superb fairy-wrens are more likely to take risks to help members of their close social circle, according to a new study.

1 Sep 2022

If swooping season strikes fear into your heart, you're not alone. Fortunately, Dr Chaminda Ratnayake from the ANU Research School of Biology has the...

14 Jul 2022

A new study shows Australian magpie-larks may use a ventriloquial illusion to make their vocal duets more threatening.

14 Apr 2022

Mention the superb lyrebird, and you’ll probably hear comments on their uncanny mimicry of human sounds, their presence on the 10 cent coin, and their stunning...

2 Feb 2021

Male lyrebirds use clever mimicry to increase their chances of sexual success, according to a new study involving researchers from the ANU Research School of...

6 Apr 2020

New Holland honeyeaters are experts at sounding the alarm when there’s danger, using a two-stage alarm call. They ‘front-load’ information about urgency into...

20 Dec 2018

Fairy wrens can learn to recognise the alarm calls of other species.

6 Aug 2018

New research involving biologists from The Australian National University (ANU) shows that some birds are just as skilled as humans at eavesdropping.

11 Oct 2016

A bird's eye view on magpie attacks.

17 Jul 2015

After only two days of training, fairy wrens learnt to flee when they heard an alarm call that was foreign to them, showing that birds can learn to eavesdrop...

3 Jun 2015

The brown thornbill mimics the hawk warning call of a variety of birds to scare off predators threatening its nest. This deception is captured in the short...

17 Nov 2014

The School has done very well with regards to Discovery projects and DECRA fellowships. Congratulations to all successful applicants. Discovery Projects...