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Thursday, 30 Jan 2025
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Researchers from ANU will partner with Rio Tinto to ensure First Nations cultural knoweledge and perspectives are central to the global energy transition.

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Thursday, 12 Dec 2024
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Four stellar ANU scientists have been recognised as STEM Superstars.

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Thursday, 14 Nov 2024
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Everyday mobile phones could be the key to a cheaper and more relibale way of tracking animals for ecology and conservation research, according to a new study from ANU.

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Thursday, 07 Nov 2024
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Are these desert-dwelling gecko clones thriving or just surviving?

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Friday, 06 Sep 2024
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Islands drive language change and generate language diversity in similar ways to how they drive species diversity, according to new research from ANU that analysed languages from over 13,000 inhabited islands.

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Friday, 23 Aug 2024
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Despite thriving in diverse environments for hundreds of millions of years, little was known about the darkling beetles evolution. Scientists at ANU and CSIRO have uncovered the truth.

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Professor Alex Maier. Photo: Nic Vevers/ANU
Friday, 16 Aug 2024
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Cholesterol is the key to tricking malaria parasites into ingesting a fatal dose of drugs and ridding patients of the potentially fatal disease, new ANU research has found.

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Thursday, 01 Aug 2024
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2024
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These parrots were spotted applying chewed pepper tree bark and shoots to their feathers and skin during preening. What are they up to?

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Wednesday, 05 Jun 2024
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Australia’s ski industry is at risk of major disruptions and shorter seasons if the current level of climate pollution continues, according to new modelling from Protect Our Winters Australia (POW) and The Australian National University (ANU).

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Friday, 31 May 2024
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In new research published in Science, biologists show how coevolution drives the creation of new species of cuckoos.

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Wednesday, 29 May 2024
  • Research story

Working on the Clever Cockie Project, Dr Julia Penndorf is tracking all the odd but fascinating behaviours that Sydney and Canberra cockatoos get up to in urban environments.

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