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Tuesday, 10 May 2022

The biologists and the linguists at ANU might sit on different sides of the campus, but Professor Lindell Bromham from the ANU Research School of Biology says it wasn’t difficult to see the benefits in the two disciplines coming together.

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Thursday, 14 Apr 2022

Mention the superb lyrebird, and you’ll probably hear comments on their uncanny mimicry of human sounds, their presence on the 10 cent coin, and their stunning tail. Far less known – but equally, if not more, impressive – is the Albert’s lyrebird.

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Tuesday, 08 Mar 2022

A new study from researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) rolls back the curtain on half a century of evidence detailing the impact of climate change on more than 60 different bird species.

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Tuesday, 04 Jan 2022

Have you opened your post-lockdown wardrobe, only to discover some of your beautiful summer clothes have holes in them? You’re probably blaming clothes moths but the real culprits are the larvae (caterpillars).

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Friday, 17 Dec 2021

A world-first study warns 1,500 endangered languages could no longer be spoken by the end of this century.

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Friday, 17 Dec 2021

Deeply entrenched scientific beliefs that for more than a century have explained why more men than women are high achievers because of biology are not backed up by evidence, according to new research.

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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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