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Thursday, 07 Nov 2019
  • News

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.

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Professor Naora in younger years (1950's)
Friday, 01 Nov 2019
  • 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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Bronze Ant-blue
Thursday, 24 Oct 2019
  • Research story

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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Dr Arun Yadav, from the ANU Research School of Biology
Wednesday, 16 Oct 2019
  • News

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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Fairy wren
Tuesday, 15 Oct 2019
  • Research story

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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Female superb fairy-wren. Photo Andrew Haysom
Tuesday, 01 Oct 2019
  • Research story

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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Professor Peter Solomon. Image Stuart Hay, ANU
Thursday, 19 Sep 2019
  • Research story

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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Monday, 16 Sep 2019
  • Research story

Dr Caitlin Byrt explores strategies for advancing water filtration.

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Professor Barry Pogson. Image: Lannon Harley, ANU
Thursday, 12 Sep 2019
  • News

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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Tuesday, 06 Aug 2019
  • News

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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Thursday, 01 Aug 2019
  • News

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.

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Thursday, 01 Aug 2019
  • Academic profile

Learn more about forest ecologist Helen Bothwell.

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