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Protecting native forests more valuable than logging
New research has found Mountain Ash forests provide more value to the community and the
Mark Twain Predicts the Internet in 1898: Read His Sci-Fi Crime Story, “From The ‘London Times’ in 1904”
Most people know that Mark Twain wrote about Jim and Huckleberry Finn navigating down the
New global Malaysian studies network at ANU
A new agreement between the ANU and the National University of Malaysia (UKM) will deepen
Scientists reveal secrets of insect evolution
Using genetic analysis, scientists have for the first time been able to conclusively establish that
“Ageing well” must be a global priority
A major new Series on health and ageing, published in “The Lancet”, warns that unless
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It’s Sunday! Maybe some of you are not that happy for that, because it’s the
Farmers should pay for invasive weeds – researchers
Farmers who use plant varieties that become invasive weeds should pay a levy to cover
How to Dance Your Dissertation: See the Winning Video in the 2014 “Dance Your PhD” Contest
We’ve seen how modern dance can explain key concepts in statistics (e.g. correlation and sampling
ANU receives $35 million research funding boost
The ANU has won more than $35 million in prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) grants
Bowel cancer cases halve after screening
The incidence of bowel cancer is dramatically lower after screening, a new report has found.
WHO updates personal protective equipment guidelines for Ebola response
As part of WHO’s commitment to safety and protection of healthcare workers and patients from
Man Hauls a Piano Up a Mountain in Thailand and Plays Beethoven for Injured Elephants
If we’ve featured Jazz for Cows on Open Culture, then why not Classical Music for
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