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Monday, 20 Aug 2018

How does the impact of the early-life environment affect the ageing process?

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Monday, 06 Aug 2018

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

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Thursday, 02 Aug 2018

Kara Youngentob's research interests are in applied ecological research to inform and improve wildlife management and conservation decisions.

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Thursday, 02 Aug 2018

Sasha Mikheyev's lab uses technological advances, largely in sequencing, to understand how organisms respond to biotic changes in their environments.

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Tuesday, 10 Jul 2018

Within two days of Josh Penalba submitting his PhD, the Biology graduate started working in a lab at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

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Monday, 02 Jul 2018

Unusual portraits of RSB members Marilyn Ball and Jack Egerton were part of an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, entitled 'So Fine: Contemporary women artists make Australian History'. The portraits are part of a group of six sculptures made of bones, skins, furs, fabrics and other natural materials.

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Events

A person sits smiling on a rock in a natural, rocky landscape, surrounded by bare tree branches.
7 Mar 2024 | 1pm

Kate Grarock is an Environmental Scientist, Hiker, Filmmaker, and Keynote Speaker. She loves inspiring people to be as passionate about the environment as she is.

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6 Mar 2024 | 1:30pm

Birds are some of the most colourful organisms on Earth - no wonder they are one of the most studied models in the evolutionary ecology of colour signalling.

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23 Feb 2024 | 4pm

Despite only taking up 3% of the world’s total landmass area, the Indo-Australian Archipelago holds a disproportionate amount of biodiversity.

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A woman in a sun hat smiles as she gently examines a small butterfly resting on her hand outdoors.
22 Feb 2024 | 1pm

Australia has among the most unique biodiversity in the world, but also the highest historical rate of extinction.

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A man examines a small electronic device outdoors on the left, and three numbered cockatiel birds perch together on a branch on the right.
8 Feb 2024 | 1pm

Deciding where to forage must not only account for variation in habitat quality, but also where others might forage. 

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2 Feb 2024 | 3:30pm

My thesis explores the relationships between temperature and photosynthetic organismal physiology, focusing on the thermal tolerance of land plants and seaweeds, which are crucial components of terrestrial and marine ecosystems.

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