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Wednesday, 26 May 2021

An ecological crisis overshadowed by the threats of mass species extinctions and climate change impacts could be just as serious to ecosystems and human society, according to a new study by an international team of scientists.

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Thursday, 29 Apr 2021

Our team of 28 scientists identified the top 26 Australian butterfly species and subspecies at greatest risk of extinction. We also estimated the probability that they will be lost within 20-years.

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Thursday, 18 Mar 2021

In healthy populations, the song of regent honeyeaters is complex and long. But where the population is very small, the song is sadly diminished.

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Tuesday, 02 Mar 2021

The unusual breeding history of the Earth's largest living lizard - the Komodo dragon - has been laid bare in a new study from The Australian National University.

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Friday, 05 Feb 2021

The next time you tuck in to a tikka masala you might find yourself asking a burning question: are spices used in dishes to help stop infection?

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Male lyerbird singing (Image: Alex Maisey)
Tuesday, 02 Feb 2021

Male lyrebirds use clever mimicry to increase their chances of sexual success, according to a new study involving researchers from the ANU Research School of Biology.

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Events

28 Apr 2023 | 3:30pm

What is the meaning of life? … I’m afraid the answer is disappointingly simple: Mating. That’s it” written by the author Oliver Markus.

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27 Apr 2023 | 1pm

Group-living animals form social relationships that can influence their fitness in a variety of ways.

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14 Apr 2023 | 3:30pm

Tropical forests are globally important ecosystems that have absorbed a large portion of CO2 from fossil fuel emissions to date.

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Two scientific illustrations of a brain with labeled parts displaying different angles for comparative study.
23 Mar 2023 | 1pm

Substantial research demonstrates the importance of mate choice to speciation, yet we know little about the molecular mechanisms that underpin this crucial decision-making process.

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A smiling man in a red polo shirt and a lanyard standing in an office setting.
16 Mar 2023 | 1pm

In many biological processes the emergence of spatio-temporal patterns depends on the interaction between pairs of individuals, agents or subunits comprising the whole system.

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9 Mar 2023 | 1pm

Social interactions regulate our behavior and physiology, and connections between social well-being and health may be one reason why individuals who are happy with their relationships live longer.

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