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Tuesday, 02 May 2023
Wednesday, 12 Apr 2023

A new study shows that we can use existing conservation data to predict which currently unthreatened species could become threatened and take proactive action to prevent their decline before it is too late.

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Friday, 10 Mar 2023

Superb fairy-wrens are more likely to take risks to help members of their close social circle, according to a new study.

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Tuesday, 13 Dec 2022

Dr Tobias Hayashi studied a delicate little native orchid with a cool and clever adaptation to attract pollinators.

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Monday, 28 Nov 2022

While most spiders are creatures of solitude, a study involving researchers from ANU has found some species have become more gregarious.  

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Wednesday, 19 Oct 2022

Helen Osmond has watched the ins and outs of one superb fairy-wren population for three decades.

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Events

Charles Marshall
30 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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