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News

Thursday, 28 Jan 2021

Threatened Australian animal and plant species have been given a major lifeline, thanks to new funding for a new database that contains 100-years of flora and fauna DNA.

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Python
Thursday, 03 Dec 2020

Pythons first arrived in Australia from Asia around 23 million years ago and then adapted to their new home by becoming incredibly diverse, according to new research.

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Koala
Monday, 09 Nov 2020

Scientists have discovered one of Australia’s best-loved animals is actually three different species.

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A koala is reintroduced to bush near the Two Thumbs Wildlife Sanctuary.
Friday, 07 Aug 2020

ANU researchers say new growth offers new hope for koalas surviving in burnt habitats. Now this breakthrough has been given vital backing.

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Friday, 07 Aug 2020

A group of ANU researchers are helping rehabilitate koalas after the 2020 bushfires.

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Wednesday, 08 Jul 2020

Professor Kruuk will receive $3.3 million in funding from the ARC to pursue research into the effects of changing environments on wild animal populations.

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Events

18 Sep 2020 | 4 - 5pm

Iteroparous animals often express dramatic variation in life-history traits over the course of a lifetime.

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3 Sep 2020 | 12 - 1pm

Metascience, or metaresearch, is a field of research that has grown out of the replication crisis. Amongst other things, metascience evaluates and monitors open science initiatives and other interventions to improve scientific practices and cultures.

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27 Aug 2020 | 4 - 5pm

Menno Schilthuizen is an evolutionary biologist with the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, the Netherlands. He is also an active science writer and speaker.

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21 Aug 2020 | 4 - 5pm

Captive breeding and reintroduction are key to modern conservation, but high predation in recently released animals means reintroductions often fail.

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20 Aug 2020 | 4 - 5pm

Why is there a Replication Crisis? That is, why are there so many findings in the published scientific literature that can't be replicated, or are exaggerated far beyond reality?

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19 Aug 2020 | 12pm

Agriculture and ecosystems are tipping toward collapse due to land use and climate extremes. Irreversible feedbacks in the land system can lock in food insecurity, biodiversity loss and a hot house world.

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