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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

Three capuchin monkeys in a natural setting, with overlay diagrams and mathematical equations suggesting communication between them.
6 Aug 2021 | 4pm

Using information adaptively is crucial to survival. Accordingly, animals have evolved sensory and cognitive systems for detecting and processing information, including from other individuals.

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5 Aug 2021 | 2pm

New developments in robotics, virtual reality, and especially artificial intelligence (AI) are giving rise to a new type of technologies: the ‘artificial intimacies’.

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2 Jun 2021 | 1 - 2pm

Want to get funded? The College Research Office (CRO) in the College of Science is here to help you with that. The CRO provides administrative support at every stage of your funding journey, from pre-to post-award and everything in between.

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27 May 2021 | 4 - 5pm

Invited Panel: Ary Hoffmann, Karyn Johnson, Ben Schwessinger

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14 May 2021 | 4 - 5pm

Visual insect navigation is an active research topic. Insects have low resolution eyes and a tiny brain, yet they continuously solve very complex navigational problems; an ability that underpins fundamental biological processes such as pollination and parental care.

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13 May 2021 | 12pm

Sexual selection is an important evolutionary force, driving the evolution of striking traits that can appear not only beautiful, but also counter-intuitive and even ridiculous.

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