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Wednesday, 28 Feb 2024
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ANU graduate and biologist 'WELI' knows more about kangaroos than most. He's hopped to the number one spot in the 2024 Dance Your PhD global contest with his quirky submission, ‘Kangaroo Time (Club Edit)’.

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A bee
Tuesday, 27 Feb 2024
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We have a small and vanishing window to collect bees before the inevitable rapid spread of the varroa mites, and the mass die-offs, occur.

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Tuesday, 27 Feb 2024
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Professor Alexander Maier, from the ANU Research School of Biology, has taken out the science category in the 2023 Awards for Teaching Excellence, announced by Universities Australia.

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Friday, 23 Feb 2024
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Australia can lay claim to two new native mammal species, discovered as part of collaborative new research published in the journal Molecular Ecology.

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Tuesday, 16 Jan 2024
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“We just need to educate people and build awareness of spiders, to show that they’re not actually the bad guys we want them to be.”

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Wednesday, 22 Nov 2023
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The remarkable ability of mangrove forests to remember recent droughts could leave them more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

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Wednesday, 18 Oct 2023
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How did saltwater crocodiles snap up Yusuke Fukuda’s heart?

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Tuesday, 19 Sep 2023
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Dr. Florence Danila awarded as one of the 2023 ACT's Young Tall Poppies on 19 September 2023 at the Shine Dome.

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Myobatrachus gouldii
Wednesday, 30 Aug 2023
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New research shows that a deadly frog fungus flourishes in cold conditions. Mortality rates in these environments can approach 100% for some frog species.

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Wednesday, 16 Aug 2023
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Professor Alexander Maier wants us to change our mind about parasites.

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ANU Campus
Monday, 07 Aug 2023
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ANU has been awarded a total of almost $10m in funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) to bolster the nation's capabilities in nuclear and radiation science, and plant biosecurity.

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Wednesday, 19 Jul 2023
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Dr Robert Lanfear of the ANU Research School of Biology and Dr Minh Bui, from the College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics (CECC) are finalists for the 2023 Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software.

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