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Wednesday, 18 Oct 2023

How did saltwater crocodiles snap up Yusuke Fukuda’s heart?

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Wednesday, 19 Jul 2023

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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Thursday, 13 Jul 2023

A first-of-its-kind genetic study of the endangered Australian Pookila - formerly known as the New Holland Mouse - is contributing to saving the species from extinction.

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Friday, 07 Jul 2023

A major new study explains why you won’t find kangaroos, koalas and other Aussie marsupials in Indonesia, but you will find many groups of animals that originated in Asia, such as goannas, rodents and kookaburras in Australia.

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Wednesday, 24 May 2023

While Australia is the last continent to be invaded by the vorroa mite, it has an opportunity to be the first to eradicate it.

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Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Until recently we had very little idea when butterflies evolved, and hypotheses concerning their place of origin were largely educated guesses.

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Events

Charles Marshall
24 Apr 2025 | 1 - 2pm

While the path by which a scientific advance is made is not particularly relevant to science itself, the path is everything for practicing scientists.

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Pieter Arnold
20 Mar 2025 | 1 - 2pm

Australian native plants are remarkably tolerant to a wide range of environmental conditions in which they grow.

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A smiling woman in a hat and gloves holds a lizard, sitting in a grassy field with large rocks scattered around.
6 Mar 2025 | 1 - 2pm

Bushrocks provide critical habitat for reptiles and are a common feature in agricultural landscapes. Despite this, there is limited quantitative evidence describing the use of bushrock by biodiversity and its conservation significance in landscapes.

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14 Feb 2025 | 4 - 5pm

Inbreeding depression can have major negative effects on both individual fitness and population-performance.

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A close-up image of a grassy patch on the edge of a concrete curb near a pedestrian crosswalk, with a blurred street sign in the background.
3 Dec 2024 | 1 - 2pm

Rust fungi are a diverse group of plant pathogens consisting of over 8,000 species in the Basidiomycete order Pucciniales. They parasitise numerous plants of agricultural and ecological importance, such as cereals, legumes, and trees.

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A group of vulturine guineafowl with striking blue and black plumage walking in a grassy field.
31 Oct 2024 | 1 - 2pm

Movement is a fundamental part of life for most animals, allowing them to access food or mates and facilitating escape from predators.

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