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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

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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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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Events

21 Oct 2021 | 12pm

Social behaviors are essential to the lives of many animals. “Complex” social behaviors are interactions among conspecifics take many forms, including repeated associations with particular individuals, interactions that differ across different contexts, or coordinated behaviors among many individuals. 

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8 Oct 2021 | 4pm

Canopy-forming seaweeds, generally brown macroalgae, are worldwide dominant primary producers and habitat constructors in our marine environments.

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A promotional flyer for a webinar featuring speakers Dr. Mariana Mayer Pinto and A/Prof. Suzanne Mills discussing urban marine ecosystems and environmental changes in the sea, with event details and logos at the bottom.
7 Oct 2021 | 10am

Invited Panel: John Morrongiello and Jennie Mallela

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23 Sep 2021 | 4pm

Invited Panel: Simone Blomberg and Shinichi Nakagawa

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2 Sep 2021 | 4pm

For more than 50 years, the scientific study of animal behaviour has been defined by Tinbergen’s Four Questions. Two of his questions consider the connection between evolution and animal behaviour. They ask: how is behaviour is adaptive, and what is its evolutionary history?

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12 Aug 2021 | 12 - 1pm

Invited Panel: Michael Kasumovic & Dominique Potvin

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