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News

Thursday, 07 Nov 2019

Red deer on a Scottish island are providing scientists with some of the first evidence that wild animals are evolving to give birth earlier in the year as the climate warms.

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Bronze Ant-blue
Thursday, 24 Oct 2019

A first-of-its-kind citizen science project will put amateur butterfly-watchers at the forefront of research and conservation for the insect.

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Fairy wren
Tuesday, 15 Oct 2019

Warmer temperatures linked to climate change are having a big impact on the breeding habits of one of Australia’s most recognisable bird species, according to researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).

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Female superb fairy-wren. Photo Andrew Haysom
Tuesday, 01 Oct 2019

Five years ago, an ANU biologist proved that most female songbirds sing, but it’s a finding that many people are struggling to accept.

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Thursday, 01 Aug 2019

Learn more about forest ecologist Helen Bothwell.

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Thursday, 01 Aug 2019

New research from Australia and Finland could help explain one of nature's strangest quirks - why some animals forego mating to help other animals procreate.

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Events

A woman in a black dress smiling at the camera while standing by a window in an office setting.
28 Feb 2020 | 1 - 2:30pm

Audrey Odom John, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. A physician-scientist, Dr. John’s NIH-funded research has focused on Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites, with a particular interest in targeting parasite metabolism to identify novel targets for drug development

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Plant specimens growing in a Petri dish and a cluster of yellow and red striped flowers.
17 Jan 2020 | 4 - 5pm

PhD exit Seminar Diversity of Serendipitaceae Mycorrhizal Associations of Australian Terrestrial Orchids

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